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(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune) Congressional candidate Mia Love speaks to the Western Republican Leadership Conference as they held a rally at the South Towne Convention Center, Friday, April 25, 2014.

Big names Sen. Ted Cruz calls Obama most lawless president in U.S. history as RNC chairman, Gov. Herbert enthuse crowd in Sandy.

Sandy It looked like a scene from the movie "Patton," with the leader standing in front of a giant U.S. flag to address the troops.

And Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, a potential presidential candidate and tea party darling, rallied a vast army of Utah Republicans into a cheering frenzy Friday at the South Towne Convention Center as they prepare for political war this election year.

"We are seeing extraordinary threats to our liberty," Cruz said. "I am absolutely positive were going to turn this country around."

He and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus headlined the three-hour-plus rally with Utah GOP leaders as part of the Western Republican Leadership Conference here this week, a day before the Utah Republican Convention at the same site.

Cruz had more than 1,000 Republicans screaming out replies to a series of questions.

"Can we retake the U.S. Senate?" The crowd yelled in unison, "Yes we can."

They did the same as he asked, "Can we abolish the IRS [Internal Revenue Service]," "Can we repeal Obamacare," and "Can we bring back morning in America," President Ronald Reagans mantra.

Cruz said the Obama administration is "trying to violate each and every one of our constitutional rights."

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Republicans rally troops for election year