That would be bad news, because then a US-Venezuela war (as opposed to a series on one-sided strikes) would still be on the cards.

I don’t know enough about Venezuela to make a good guess.

There’s also the question of how quickly (if quickly at all) they could organize reasonably un-manipulated elections. An armed attack has likely triggered special circumstances in Venezuela, and nobody can demand elections right now.

If Maduro’s allies try holding on to power, it could end with faction A ruling one province and faction B ruling another…