The key word there is that it was well documented before Trump ran. After he did run and the idea that voting machines could be hacked became associated with Tr

The key word there is that it was well documented before Trump ran. After he did run and the idea that voting machines could be hacked became associated with Trump and his supporters, the media tried to convince people that actually it was basically impossible to do so through articles like https://www.wired.com/2016/10/wireds-totally-legit-guide-rigging-presidential-election/ https://www.wired.com/2016/10/wireds-totally-legit-guide-rig... (Also, you might want to think about which party won the 2004 presidential election in which voting machine hacking became seen as a major issue, and why it's the same party whose victory in the 2016 presidential election caused it to again be seen as a major issue.)