It's been proven in many races across the country, at every level, but nobody every does much about it. A few states make it more difficult than other states, and sometimes people do go to prison for it. The 2020 presidential election was over the top though. But so many people wanted Trump out of office, people with institutional power, that they let them get away with the steal.
You had a nice window of fair (enough) elections with the reforms of the 1960s, and with punch card systems, before electronic voting machines were put into place after the 2000 elections.
Why wouldn't the all be rigged? Because it's difficult to pull it off. That's why they target key races and states.
And yes, it is an illusion.
It's been proven in many races across the country, at every level, but nobody every does much about it. A few states make it more difficult than other states, and sometimes people do go to prison for it. The 2020 presidential election was over the top though. But so many people wanted Trump out of office, people with institutional power, that they let them get away with the steal.
You had a nice window of fair (enough) elections with the reforms of the 1960s, and with punch card systems, before electronic voting machines were put into place after the 2000 elections.