that our voting system is a mess? yes - we knew that prior. Ergo that the election is therefor rigged for Trump? no.
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Replying to @musepolsci @BrendanNyhan
That's not the ergo. Not what I said at all. Voting machines are laughably insecure; not trusting them is sane.
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Not a small mess:code isn't externally audited; malware not checked for; every attempt to hack them succeeds, etc.
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Replying to @musepolsci @BrendanNyhan
The problem would persist no matter who won narrowly; that said, there is another asymmetry.
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USG repeatedly said "external hacking" "nation-state meddling" etc. Can't blame people for taking it seriously.
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So "resourced-adversary hacking insecure machines" fears are not mirror to "voting fraud" claims.
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Me, if you ask me, I wish we had replaced these years ago, so it is not always this issue after the election.
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Replying to @zeynep @BrendanNyhan
totally with you on the machines - but let's fix it for the NEXT election.
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Replying to @musepolsci @BrendanNyhan
But we NEVER do. We've been here for multiple election cycles now. No code audit. "Admin" as password.
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Not sure how to say this without frenzy, but it is not possible to rule out 1-2% shift by malware. That sucks.
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