(11-10-2020 08:30 PM)AppfanInCAAland Wrote:  

(11-10-2020 08:21 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(11-10-2020 07:51 PM)AppfanInCAAland Wrote:  Some would say 1824 was stolen for Adam's over Jackson, but that was before every state chose its electors by popular vote so I would not count that one. Though a corrupt bargain occurred to resolve it.

A compromise benefiting both side settled 1876, avoiding what was likely an attempt to steal it.

It is generally accepted that 1960 was fishy if not outright stolen.

Election fraud has been a feature of America elections since universal male suffrage was a thing in the mid-19th century and the rise of the big city political machines. While it often impacts lower ballot races, it is rare that presidential races are close enough to be impacted, as it is hard to do at a wide enough scale.

1824 was more politics. Jackson was political enemies with Adams and Clay.

Agreed, it was a simple case of political deal making. I wouldn't consider it stolen in the least but some do, so I included it.

There's speculation if Clay had gotten just a few thousand more votes in one state, he would have become president as he had lots of allies in the House, but he finished 4th in the electoral college, so he wasn't considered in the House.