I read somewhere that elections are a proxy for civil war. In a conflict between two groups of people, it's likely that the side that would win an election would be the side that would win a civil war. So have the election instead of the war and everybody comes out ahead.
Such a proxy only works, however, as long as things remain civilized, and so long as (1) both sides realize that if they don't remain civilized a real civil war could result, and (2) neither side makes overly aggressive move to pre-checkmate the opponent should civil war become necessary.
This dynamic will get so extended that AMerica will become a tinder box, realizing thhat we do not really have a goverment, just a huge tax boondoggle which fleeces the people.
And people will not pay the government much longer,because they did not want a 14 trillion dollar budget designed to line the pockets of the political elite and their patronaged dependants.
How many will say," I am not paying for that, I told them NOT to do it!"
And when the government starts coming after people , what happens then?