There are countries where the election personnel/workers for every polling station are chosen at random, much like jury duty summons in the U.S. They also require photo ID of every person voting. The person voting is also verified on the registered voters' list. Voting is done with paper votes and a sealed ballot box, and observers from all political parties are allowed to witness the voting throughout the day as well as the vote count after the polls close. When you have good procedures in place, it’s pretty hard to commit voter fraud on the local level. In this type of situation, fraud is really only possible at the centralized tallying facility, but that would be very dangerous since auditing a questionable vote would be relatively easy. Voter confidence is high when the proper procedures are put in place and followed.

The globalized nature of the media bias is another matter completely (but very much related at the same time). I agree that this is not just the U.S. election that we’re dealing with. The U.S. election is another symptom of the globalized issue. That’s why so many people abroad are watching this so closely – the general belief is that if the U.S. falls, the rest of the world is close behind (those that haven’t fallen already).

Shifts in balance of power are very possible, but just how that all plays out is very much dependent on how this election is resolved. It’s a bit premature to start speculating on that I think, but it’s not too early to speculate on how much China benefits, or doesn’t, as a consequence of the possible outcomes …

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Edit: just out of curiosity, why wouldn't you upvote this post? It's a good collection of some of the most pertinent data out there on the subject and invites engagement, don't you think ???