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I think arguably the electoral process makes fraud easier. If the goal was to tip the scales, in an electoral vote, the election is very close in the tipping po
by js2 6y ago
I think arguably the electoral process makes fraud easier. If the goal was to tip the scales, in an electoral vote, the election is very close in the tipping point state, which is usually predictable ahead of the election. In 2016, you'd only have had to add 45K votes in PA. Conversely, if the vote were national, you'd have had to add 3M votes.
- okaram 6y agoMaybe ... actually in 2016 you'd have needed PA,MI,WI (and actually know with certainty those would have been the tipping point states, for which MI,WI at least weren't supposed to be that close, if I remember correctly)
- js2 6y agoThere’s only a single tipping point state. It’s the one that puts you over 270 EV. In 2016, it was PA. I agree knowing which swing state is going to be the tipping point state can be harder to predict, but even if you have to spread your bet, it’s still fewer votes to sway than the popular vote. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipping-point_state https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipping-point_state Aside: the EC came close to being abolished in 1970. https://www.history.com/news/electoral-college-nearly-abolished-thurmond https://www.history.com/news/electoral-college-nearly-abolis...