Really? Actually, Russian political system is much more competitive than American one, with much more wider specter of political opinions allowed for the public discussion.If you think that a political system being based on uncompetitive environment, state propaganda, and oppressive apparatus has any connection with an election process, then you don't understand anything about the issue.
The censorship in the USA is terrible, and all mass media show to poor guys the same totally inadequate picture. You can see it by yourself. How many Russians have access to American news, and how many Americans have access to Russian news?And talking about "oppression"... You see, American oppression apparatus don't just enclose people. It lobotomize them. And it is much worse.