This seems like a tautology. By definition someone with superior political power can grind down someone else with less, if they were maniacal enough about it, or at least negate their efforts.

If they couldn’t, then they wouldn’t be considered to have superior political power.

It's more than that.

With enough power differential that won't even be a consideration.

Even perfect equals in an ideal spherical cow world can still engage in a 1 v 1 drag down fight.

Spherical beef is better than Wagyu!

If you wanted to be ironic via literally meaningless comments, then that is pretty clever.