Debunking 5 Election Fraud Myths

"- and imaginary voter fraud isn't going to change it." Oh, really....

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/11/video-trump-attacker-hillary-supporter-dead-grandma-voting-reno-address/

"- and imaginary voter fraud isn't going to change it." Oh, really... two....

http://pamelageller.com/2016/11/must-see-video-undercover-journalist-in-full-burka-is-offered-huma-abedins-ballot-voterfraud.html/

People try election fraud sometimes, but they get caught.

What's more successful is voter suppression.

"- and imaginary voter fraud isn't going to change it." Oh, really... three....

http://www.infowars.com/rampant-voter-fraud-favoring-dems-caught-in-swing-states-across-u-s/

"- and imaginary voter fraud isn't going to change it." Oh, really... four....

http://projectveritas.com/video/hidden-camera-nyc-democratic-election-commissioner-i-think-there-is-a-lot-of-voter-fraud/

"- and imaginary voter fraud isn't going to change it." Oh, really... five, and this is the most egregious example: the President of the United States of America urging illegals to vote... illegally....

http://www.thelasttradition.com/2016/11/shock-obama-encourages-illegals-to-vote.html

Voter fraud has been a concern for decades and there have been some rather in depth studies with every major election. But most people won't read hundred page plus reports (I used to, but haven't in a couple years), and news stories have no problem incorrectly summarising them. But every time in my memory, there were people acting like that election was special because their side lost, when fraud has been pretty consistent and insignificant. That is not the same as saying there is no fraud, but it often is in places that aren't close enough to matter, and often nonexistent in close contests that were heavily scrutinized (e.g. Chicago was much, much worse than Florida in 2000). What fraud there is also tends to be of the kind that wouldn't be abated by things like voter ID laws and poll observers.

The vast majority of discussion of voter fraud though seems to be disconnected from any actual data, even if every anctedote is taken at face value. I find it disingenuous when people talk about something as important, yet disregard resources freely available.