Of course, that makes the assumption that the other party will continue to actually respect things like "holding elections" (which already they only barely do).
But this is why, at an absolute bare minimum, the US needs proportional representation in its legislature. The problem is that if that happens, it's very likely that a) the fiscal progressives will win and b) the social conservatives will win, which is an outcome unacceptable to those currently in power, being generally opposed to both. (And yes, there are people who are fiscally progressive and socially conservative; Saagar Enjeti comes to mind as being roughly in that camp.)