Of course you are correct, but the reason the Republicans are timid is in large part because the MSM actively attacks them, but not leftists.
One of the reasons that Ted Cruz can be so bold is because he ran and won on new media.
Corrupt old media, voter fraud, and now close to 50% on the government dole are the reasons the rats have, and will continue to hold power. The 50% is lost to any party outside the demrats, we simply do not have the numbers in what has become a massive welfare state funded by our taxes.