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US midterms 2018: The election has already been hacked as trust is lost

A recent poll shows that 46% of the American electorate do not think their votes will be counted fairly

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As the 2018 midterm election nears, an ominous question looms: Will this election be hacked?

The answer is: Yes, it has already been hacked.

This election has already been hacked even if not a single voting machine has been compromised. It has already been hacked even if not another ruble has been spent on spreading disinformation. It has already been hacked even if voter registration information has been undisturbed and no vote tallies are altered.

Why? Because the legitimacy of an election depends on the electorate accepting that it was fair, that everyone who tried to vote got to vote

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