I see this as yet another act of tremendous desperation.

The thing is, some number of people actually voted for Joe Biden and a bigger number voted against Trump. Then if you closed your eyes and wished upon a star, maybe somehow that rounded up to 81 million. First order understanding: it was on the edge of plausibility to believe that. Second order understanding: it was on the edge of plausibility to believe a sizable fraction of the population had that first order understanding.

But with this, it doesn't matter how much They rig it. Harris is universally detestable, repellent on a gut level. I've never personally heard a single person speak in defense of her. First order understanding: almost no one would believe she could win against Trump. Second order understanding: almost no one would believe anyone else really believes that.

So They can rig it all They want, but the key is that people have to believe it believe others do too. What happens when no one believes it, and knows that no one else does either?