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[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

With the right telling about voter fraud and stolen votes every few minutes, and the ACTUAL, found voter fraud that the right has done, I can agree.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 19 points 10 months ago

To be clear, the right insists there’s voter fraud (individual voters intentionally voting in an illegal fashion, the primary mode of which is to fraudulently vote, or vote more than one time) which to this day remains exceedingly low in the US, though it definitely did see a bump - almost exclusively on the right - while simultaneously categorically ignoring gerrymandering and election fraud, which at this point is part of their party policy, but only when it helps themselves.

[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Well, I suppose if Trump loses the popular vote for a third time, but wins because of the Electoral Disfunction College, then yes.

[–] jayrhacker@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago

You mean after the Supremes decided Bush vs. Gore for us back in 2000?

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 10 months ago

Nah, we don't have to wait. The US election system is broken by design and we've already seen the effects numerous times.

[–] Drusas@kbin.social 7 points 10 months ago

Fraud and cheating aren't the same things. Gerrymandering is cheating but totally legal.