there must be fifty ways to win an election

...besides being the candidate with the best interests of one's constituents more at heart...

to list a few:

• suppress contributions to your opponent by making nonsupporters doubt income dependability


• make sure your supporters vote early


• challenge the registration of probable nonsupporters


• on election day, tie up traffic in areas dominated by nonsupporters


• hack the voting machine

Just a reminder that confidence in the integrity of the process is a prerequisite to faith in democracy.