Trust in Voting Is Absolutely Necessary

Does your vote matter? Let's hope so.

In 2016, Hillary Clinton lost the election for President due to a few tens of thousands of votes in 4 states that went to Donald Trump, allowing him to win the Electoral College and the Presidency. In 2020, Donald Trump lost the election for President due to a few tens of thousands of votes in 4 states that went to Joe Biden. Again, this enabled Joe Biden to win the Electoral College and the Presidency. Had those states had just a few thousand votes go differently, we would be nearing the end of Trump’s second term.

After the 2016 election, Democrats believed the election was stolen through a combination of Russian election meddling and Donald Trump colluding with the Russian spy services. After the 2020 election, Republicans believed the election was stolen by pervasive voter fraud in states that were very close. Both of these issues are ones that we can address, and should. But first, let’s look at whether fraud (either election meddling or voter fraud) could change the election.

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