Elation, just elation.
But be careful not to allow it to rise to the point of hilarity, that would be dangerous in the extreme. While they desperately hate to be found out, they get truly savage if they get laughed at. Sort of like cornering rabid rats.
This is when the ante is snatched up and the poker table gets kicked over before they dash out the door.
Never say they are not that desperate to win. To lose is to surrender to a thousand deaths.
Venezuela, the Crimea, and Syria are coming to your neighborhood.
The only reason the Dems would push this type of emotion is to get conservatives over-confident and reduce the turnout.