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A 'rigged' vote? Four US presidential elections with contested results

  • Written by Robert Speel, Associate Professor of Political Science, Erie campus, Pennsylvania State University

In recent weeks, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that this year’s election is rigged and has predicted rampant voter fraud.

While it’s unprecedented to call an election “rigged” before voting has even taken place, there is a history of candidates and the media crying foul after...

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