Just a thought: if 2014 is a good tea party election, and Cruz were to win the 16 nomination, a lot of the power within the GOP would be shifted by definition. Reagan didn’t change the party then get the nomination…his nomination and subsequent victory changed the party.
Remember The party power brokers got Reagan to put the GOPe Bush41 on the ticket. If Cruz should get the nomination, he needs to make sure to pick a suitable non-GOPe veep.
The US needs to make a fundamental validation of constitutional government.