I think they're going to do everything in their power to stop Cruz from getting the nomination, and failing that, they'll pull out all the stops to steal the next election.
They can do all that, but it'll only make things worse, and hasten the onset of the Great Conflagration. The People do have a breaking point, which in my estimation, we're very close to now.
Modern civilization is but a thin veneer that hides the barbarian lurking just below the surface. That thin veil of relative peace and tranquility is being shredded by the left at breakneck speed. They can easily push this country over into a civil war without much more provocation.
In my view, they don't know when to stop, so it's only a matter of time until they light a fire they can't put out.
The leftists have mastered the brinkmanship game, but they are getting careless and starting to overreach, comfortable in their own envisioned invincibility.
The remainder of your post I agree with word for word, see my post number 275 at this link
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3266967/posts?page=277#277