Sure it matters - and I read the scoop on Herman's Chinese nuke "gaffe" - and can see that he knows much more than he first let on - but he's got to articulate that from the get-go, he needs to be quicker on his feet or the Zero and MSM will bury him - not good for Herman or the US.
It's November 2011! Debate prep is 10 months away. At this point in 2007, It was Giuliani and Fred Thompson leading the GOP race. Plenty of time. Everyone - including the panicky Cain campaign - needs to chill out.