This is an extremely plausible take on what's occurring right now in D.C. -- and, as much as I hate to say it, your theory is actually the better-case scenario compared to my own worst fears.

I recently wrote this piece on privilege enjoyed by those who thrive based on the duopoly...an epidemic that I dub as "sectarian privilege" --

https://medium.com/politics-fast-and-slow/lets-talk-about-sectarian-privilege-2b09e7947190