Quote:Let's call this what it is: the election is over. Hillary won. This was established long ago. The CBS news showed live footage from a Trump rally tonight. The attendance was such that Whatshisface who's running with Hillary would have been disappointed. So why, shortly before election day, has the race "tightened up"?

 

My theory: the polls are being manipulated to draw votes away from third-party candidates. If the Libertarian Party in particular were to sneak away with 10% of the vote, or that Evan McMullin guy were to somehow win Utah, do you have any idea how much egg an already-torn establishment from both parties would have on its face?

 

So, yes, tinfoil hat time, I think that the inexplicable rise of Donald Trump in the polls is nothing more than a ploy to get voters out to the polls, and to make sure that there are no "unwanted" third-party success stories.

 

Agree? Disagree? Curious about what I'm drinking and want some? Discuss.

 

Why theorize?  Wikileaks emails reveal the plan to discourage Trump voters by using oversampling, district-shopping, etc.  The specific plan for Florida was to oversample Democrats by 11% and to sample Independents from the Tampa and Orlando areas because they were easily swayed.  Independents in North FL and South FL were much more steadfast in their views.

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