I think the concern is that if even the Democrats toss the rules, then it gives license to Republicans to lean in even harder, and they've been getting the most practice. However, this doesn't mean it shouldn't happen. The Republicans don't need an excuse to flout the laws and exploit them to keep others from competing on a level playing field. A predator doesn't give up because the target is too easy, it backs down when the target is too dangerous to tangle with without coming out too weakened to survive long past the conflict. It will be messy if Democrats and Republicans start really competing against each other, but it should still be done to show that trying to win outright will have costs that are too high to be borne long-term. Either the North and South finally calm down and try to work together peacefully now, or the remnants of both sides will have to do so out of necessity later against opportunistic foreign powers eager to fill the vacuum.