Indeed, the Founders warned us. A Republic, if you can keep it. We didn’t.
Why oh why couldn’t they have forseen one party rule and given us term limits!!! Mild, sad smile on my lips.
They did not anticipate parties as such. Shifting factions yes, but not the sort of thing we have now. If it was up to me there would be no recognition of parties in any governmental functions. Let them conduct their own primaries if they wish, but anyone can run in the general election. No "majority leader", no rules whatsoever that recognize the existence of parties.
Parties, particularly the 'Rat part, exist to elect candidates. That's fine as far as it goes, but they should be officially directly recognized.
We got the virtual unknown BO because the 'Rat party saw that having a black candidate would give them, including all those Congressional candidates, a big electoral boost. Otherwise we'd have Hillary.