It's a show but not a game.
They decide who wins. Hopefully until Trump turned up. Thus the uncontrolled rage.
Hillary Clinton was the anointed/agreed (R+D) winner before the competition even started.
The Clintons are best pals with the Bushes…. would Clinton have been so vicious about only becoming 'civil' again when they retook power if Jeb Bush had been hr challenger and won?
No, she wouldn't have been. Firstly, because Jeb was never designed to win but also when she spoke, she wasn't talking about Democrats. She was talking about the DS (R + D). When ((they)) regain power, they'll be civil.
And how prophetic her words were as they unleash most of their uncivil weapons to oust Trump.