The closest we've ever really come to one-party rule was when Democrat-dominated states in the south formed their own republic in the early 1860s: the Confederate States of America. There was no opposition party and no need for elections.
Luckily, the remaining U.S. states (all Republican-dominated) pounded the CSA into submission. But, even after the war ended and the GOP was now competing for votes (and electing African Americans to Congress) in the former Confederacy, the DNC resorted to threats and violence to wear down Republican will and it wasn't long before the GOP once again no longer existed in the American south.
It remained this way for almost a century.
While the south is now dominated by the GOP along with the midwest, Democrats have successfully carved out smaller enclaves and are trying to keep the GOP out. It looks like Nevada is another one-party state. The good guys need to break through the DNC's fortress of attacks and disinformation in order to compete in these new Democrat-dominated zones. Just as it took a long time to win the south, it will take a few more election cycles to win this battle.
Luckily, the remaining U.S. states (all Republican-dominated) pounded the CSA into submission. But, even after the war ended and the GOP was now competing for votes (and electing African Americans to Congress) in the former Confederacy, the DNC resorted to threats and violence to wear down Republican will and it wasn't long before the GOP once again no longer existed in the American south.
It remained this way for almost a century.
While the south is now dominated by the GOP along with the midwest, Democrats have successfully carved out smaller enclaves and are trying to keep the GOP out. It looks like Nevada is another one-party state. The good guys need to break through the DNC's fortress of attacks and disinformation in order to compete in these new Democrat-dominated zones. Just as it took a long time to win the south, it will take a few more election cycles to win this battle.
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