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comment by jleopold
jleopold  ·  3140 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How Google could rig the 2016 election

This is partly why we have the electoral college. It's actually relevant for once. The Founding Fathers weren't about to let just anyone make important decisions. They could be influenced to easily. So, electoral college. Of course, if it actually tried anything, 2000 is going to look like a neighborhood barbecue.