They can use money to purchase Swift Boat ads to promote an AWOL in wartime candidate over an authentic war hero.

They can use money to purchase goons to storm vote counting facilites to ensure votes won't matter.

They can influence a Supreme Court Justice to rule that even in a democracy counting votes isn't important.

Stuff like that.

And, remember, Conservatives appeal to the ill-informed religious fundamentalists. The folks who don't like the Constitution, freedom, separation of church and state. Who aren't smart enough to regard negotiation and winning nearly as much fun as bombs, bullets and losing. That's a powerful group in this country.

Bowser