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Jay's "talking points" DID draw blood a few times...
...when he may powerful accusations, and then didn't give Senator Cruz a chance to respond...
...about the uninsured in Texas, the "government shutdown" -- and Social Security's slow start.
Ted needs to be able to whack THOSE targets as effectively as he did Jay's "gun control" attempted sandbag.
This is one of the areas that Jay sandbagged him rather effectively, I'm afraid.

While I'm sure that Senator Cruz could have NAILED him on all counts...

...He did not, primarily because Jay cut him off.

THIS is an area where he REALLY needs a short, powerful FAST answer ready, I think.

From the FULL TRANSCRIPT now posted on The Lonely Conservative:

Cruz: And the reason we had a government shutdown is President Obama the Democrats said,
"we will not negotiate, and we will not compromise."
You know, it’s striking now...
Jay: But here’s my thing.
You don’t negotiate or compromise because A) John Roberts — Republican, pretty much — said this is the law.
Obamacare is the law of the land.
Let’s move on.
Isn’t that true?
Cruz: The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional challenge.
But it isn’t working.
3.5 million people across this country have gotten cancelation notices.
Jay: I know, but social security took seven years before anybody got the first check.
Roosevelt said, we’re gonna put social security — it was seven years before anybody got anything.
-- snip --
Cruz: Big business does great with big government.
The people who get hammered are the small businesses.
When I traveled in Texas, I hear from people all over the place.
Who are just — number one, they’re scared they’re losing their health care.
I can’t tell you how many people across Texas say, "I’m losing my health care. I’m trying to take care of my kids.
They’ve got — we’ve got real challenges."
Jay: But doesn’t the state of Texas — they don’t want Obamacare there.
Cruz: We don’t want Obamacare because it’s taking away their health care. What we want...
Jay: 25% of the state doesn’t have health care anyway.
Obamacare would help them, wouldn’t it?

Ouch, and OUCH!

Ted wasn't able to effectively counter EITHER of these lame talking points at the time...
...and we KNOW that he COULD HAVE, right?