I mean election shenanigans in general, not this specific thing.
And my point remains exactly the same as before. Where are the people who took part in such activities? Where are the party rulemakers who want to change the rules to prevent the shenanigans? Where is the evidence that separates this belief from my niece's belief in unicorns?
Alright, really? My origin post
literally contained the word "assume", and the part you're quoting was one sentence. Sorry I'm not jumping to provide a detailed intellectual defense of it.
I don't think you understand how broad a net I was casting by the words "sort of things". What I more-or-less meant was that American elections have been manipulated for our entire history, and it seems arrogant to assume it isn't happening now. I don't know what it is, but I'm sure in a hundred years in history class our grandkids will be taught about Trumpmanding or Apolitical Machines or whatever. I mean besides the blatant bribery that everyone knows about.
Also lol at the implication in your original point that we can identify campaign corruption by the other side trying to eliminate it. Historically this kind of stuff benefits BOTH sides at the cost of democracy (by which I mean getting a candidate that represents the general beliefs of the electorate). Gerrymandering can be used to give either side an advantage, yes, but if everyone is doing it the net effect is to increase the advantage of incumbents, which obviously benefits everyone currently in power. Nepotism, political machines, ballot tampering, these things brought (and in some cases bring) improved election chances and/or a steady flow of cash to the people currently in power. Its why no one in congress really cares that some diaper company can dump a gazillion dollars into some schmuck's campaign fund to have a congressman in their pocket. As long as both sides are doing it, both sides benefit. If they legislated against it, both parties would end up about even, and they would have to find somewhere else for their campaign funds to come from.