Oh my ... the finger-flick ... like she is trying to get a booger off her finger ... that is devastating video. Makes Cruz look like a total flake.
I think it shows he thinks 'show' is more important than 'being real'. There was probably a camera person yelling, "Hey Ted, give us a shot of you kissing your daughter".
It's not like Ted isn't used to 'performing' at the behest of a camera crew.
(the following is only used to show that Ted is human, and reality is a lot different than what goes into campaign commercials, not matter who it is)