Programmer hired to steal election?

The objective in this kind of conspiracy would be simple: win the election. And the less untoward action possible, the better. For the simple reason that every unnecessary action (in this example, votes "flipped" or whatever), is just that much more loose end that could be caught. Not rocket science.

Anyway, personally, I don`t think this kind of thing makes an iota of difference. Even if they had a pure smoking gun, it would be ultimately meaningless...there would still be a slew of apologists and it would still be covered up. America`s obviously on the road to partisan implosion regardless of "facts", so hey.

Yes. If there was a conspiracy, it would be much more likely to fall in the 60%-40% range.

A close election often turns people to look for reasons why they lost - such as conspiracies or what not. A land slide leads to a, "WTF" reaction.

BBC? please dont tell me you think just because its not American you think its fair.