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I think it would be more strange if our elections were not hacked--given how lax our election security is, plus how much there is for nefarious actors to gain. Maybe not hacked to the point of outright ballot stuffing, certainly not 100% of polling places are hacked, but I think contemporary election rigging is a more subtle, multi-pronged effort. The baffling way we've structured our elections makes it so only a few key areas need to be the focus of effort for attackers. We've really made it easy for them.

In any case, the likelihood that our democracy is intact and working as intended is virtually zero. There's obviously social engineering in play, if you count that as hacking. I think it counts; it's a way for a small minority to steer democracy in a way contrary to the legitimate wishes of the populace. Combined with other shady techniques, no single cause is enough to say for sure our elections are stolen. But all together I think it qualifies as rigged.

Go vote anyway, though. At least make it more difficult to spoof by increasing legit turnout. I really hope we have good participation this year.