Yes I see what you worried about and yes that is possible  I think its highly unlikely but its possible  So the US will end up like Russia with "elections " and  " opposition " parties but the elections arent free and fair and  Putin is guaranteed to win But to get to that level  of subversion of the Democratic process is a long way to go for the US  So for example in Russia ( and all these factors play a part in Putins single party rule sustainability  )   You c