David Becker, an elections expert who has consulted with many voting officials throughout the US, said hacking is a less likely explanation for the surprise election outcome than bad polling is.
What’s more, he says the logistics of picking the best states to target and hacking their closely guarded — albeit flawed — electronic voting machines would be “Herculean.” The process would also include guessing the right number of votes to flip from Hillary Clinton to Trump.
“You can’t be sitting in your mom’s basement in Moscow and do this,” said Becker, who is the executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research.
Still, Becker said he supports a recount if a candidate wants to pay for it. Unless there’s a close margin of votes, most states require a candidate to challenge the results and pay for the recount.
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