08-21-2016, 03:59 PM
I think our system needs some improvement, but I do not think the election could be rigged. That would involve a huge conspiracy which would be very difficult to carry out and very risky for all involved. I remember people declaring the election was rigged after Al Gore won the public vote but lost the electoral vote to George W.
It's only happened a few times where the popular vote and the electoral college vote had different winners. That doesn't mean those elections were rigged; it's a result of the process intentionally put in place by the founding fathers (and revising the Constitution to do away with the electoral college has been a source of heated debate for decades).
The Democrats have long been accusing the Republicans of voter suppression in minority communities (with courts recently ruling in the Democrats' favor), while Republicans claim voter I.D. fraud. Nothing new there either.
Anyway, I don't think Trump has a chance of winning either the popular or electoral votes at this time, and that has nothing to do with a 'rigged' system and everything to do with the candidate and his campaign to date.
It's only happened a few times where the popular vote and the electoral college vote had different winners. That doesn't mean those elections were rigged; it's a result of the process intentionally put in place by the founding fathers (and revising the Constitution to do away with the electoral college has been a source of heated debate for decades).
The Democrats have long been accusing the Republicans of voter suppression in minority communities (with courts recently ruling in the Democrats' favor), while Republicans claim voter I.D. fraud. Nothing new there either.
Anyway, I don't think Trump has a chance of winning either the popular or electoral votes at this time, and that has nothing to do with a 'rigged' system and everything to do with the candidate and his campaign to date.