[Still Thinking]

At a time when trust in government is at a low point, Trump is actively stoking fears that a core tenet of American democracy is also in peril: that you can trust what happens at the ballot box.

Ah, so rather than argue the question on its merits, I see the Globe's going with the political equivalent of "If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts. If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell."

[HiTech RedNeck]

The very last thing they want to see is a populace stirred up with the realization that “Only if it isn’t close, can’t they cheat.”