probably using the same training manual though
There is no comparison. Political parties are formed just to confuse the voters. Bus loads and even train loads of people are moved to other oblasts, somewhat like our states, to vote. The ruling party in the past has directly accessed the central computer system to “massage” the vote count. Groups from regions with specific business interests will support one or more parties. The collaborations are fluid. Throw in murder and every dirty tactic and then imagine it as being orders of magnitudes worse than anything the Chicago machine can do.
On top of all of that, add calling on the army to suppress demonstrations with the hope there will be lots of casualties to deter the opposition. The commander of the army refused.