Countless Trump-loving politicians are running for state and local offices relating to the supervision of elections, claiming they want to prevent another “fraud.” Is it possible that these people could steal the 2024 election for the GOP?
It would be difficult, for several reasons. First of all, no individual local elections official has control over an enormous number of votes, so, barring an amazingly close race, several officials would have to be in on the plot. Second, there are multiple actors with influence over the process, including the media, on-site party representatives, state officials, and the judiciary. Finally, it would be very difficult to generate fake ballots without being caught. Any kind of successful massive fraud would have to involve the disqualification of legitimate ballots, not the addition of illegitimate ones.
The bottom line here is that theft by these means is not impossible, but is highly unlikely. A more plausible scenario will be discussed tomorrow.