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I wouldnt be surprised if we find out decades from now there was actual fraud in the election to get trump elected. But it was swept under the rug.
As far as we can tell there was nothing wonky about the election. But it's all a house of cards we just believe in anyway. Seems like Republicans just believe whatever way the wind blows.
Oh I'm absolutely certain that was either attempts at fraud or plans for fraud, at minimum. I don't believe that it proved necessary in the end or changed the overall outcome, unfortunately. But way way way too many election deniers were getting put into positions where they could obstruct, influence or undermine the vote after the last election in preparation to (heavy-ass quotes) "protect the integrity of the 2024 election", spear-headed by some of the least integrious people in politics, for there not to have been intentions to win by whatever means necessary. We also can't forget that those people are still there and will absolutely be ready to act as necessary for the next election too
He legally cheated by placing a lot of election officials, gerrymandering, laws on who can vote, etc. He really wasn't worried about winning for a reason. He had people to cheat for him.
I don't think that's true, at least not to the degree that he expected to win outright. I watched his speech on the night of the election and he seemed legitimately shocked that he won. I think those people were put in place for the court cases he was planning for after he lost.
Legally cheating and this can both be true.
Fraud or not, he certainly had local (and probably foreign) powers interfering by disseminating false information and promoting narratives that favored him while putting Biden/Harris in a bad light.
Off the top of my head, Elon changing the shitter algorithm to boost Republican opinions comes to mind.