“...next election...”. Do you mean 2020? Or something after that? IMHO the last election in the USA that will mean a damn thing is 2020. After that “elections” will be irrelevant. Trump is the last president. Prepare for that reality.
Too many people believe that Democrats are human. They even think that the Constitution can survive another civil war.
I'd like to think these two things are true. Half the country wants a Communist dictatorship, for our own good, 'cause it's "fair". Unfortunately...