I wouldn't put it past the GOP-e to pull a repeat of what they did in 1964, if they lose control of the nomination to the Good Guys -- go scorched-earth.
Nelson Rockefeller, while the convention was going on, went on live, primetime TV to denounce Goldwater's delegates as "fascists" and "Nazis", this after Goldwater's people on various committees had afforded Rocky the courtesy of a covered "minority report" on credentials.
It was vicious and low and said something about the infinite self-privileging of the rich GOP elite. They've been asset-stripping the continent since 1860 and feel morally privileged to do so.
Remember what John Milton said about satanic motivation: Lucifer would rather rule in hell than serve in heaven.
Read post #127 for a deeper understanding.