Which election was the most stolen?

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maybe 100 years from now people will reflect on 2000 and 2016 as stolen just as much as we consider 1876 stolen today given that the results did not reflect the popular vote resulting in two terrible presidencies that held back the United States significantly (costly wars, and a polarizing figure who dismantled trust in institutions).

Ultimately though the "theft" of an election is a little silly given that the presidency was never meant to be some sort of all-powerful executive. The constitution outlined the presidency as mostly a figurehead, largely insulated from the popular will. It has never been about what the "people" want.

And if we want to talk about election theft perhaps we should consider the many decades in which black citizens and native americans were banned from voting which most certainly would've changed many election results.