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(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, running for a new six-year term in an election that his opponents say is a parody of democracy, said on Tuesday that past U.S. elections had been rigged by postal voting.

"In the United States, previous elections were falsified through postal voting ... they bought ballots for $10, filled them out, and threw them into mailboxes without any supervision from observers, and that's it," Putin said, without providing evidence.

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[-] linearchaos@lemmy.world 106 points 7 months ago

Elections have been rigged for a long, long time. Gerrymandering is absolutely insane. Cities with meandering sections cut off. Disadvantaged suburbs slammed into afluent areas across town to dilute the votes.

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 42 points 7 months ago

But not rigged in the way Putin and the Republicans claim. Rigged in ways that help them.

[-] linearchaos@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Just like all the claims the GOP makes now. If they claim we're doing something it's because they're doing it.

Not. To say that there's not Democratic gerrymandering as well, but when 80% of it leans red that 20% blue is more of a defensive posture than anything.

[-] remotelove@lemmy.ca 5 points 7 months ago

You could also have any political opponents thrown in jail or wait for them to fall out of a window. You don't need to tamper with the system that way.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

That sounds more Russia's cup of tea

[-] fidodo@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago

Rigged overlaps too much with the votes being fake. I think unjust and inequitable are better terms.

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