I have noticed a trend where every single race just about seems to come within 5% no matter how pissed off the populace is. Even presidential races. Anything that isnt a clear victory like alabama and deep red states.
If you think about it logically shouldnt it be highly unlikely that the country is split nearly 50/50 every single time. I feel like at least half the close races should be 10 or 20 points different. We know they mess with the algos but is it possible it runs deeper than that?
BOTH parties are corrupt as hell... and BOTH parties are interested in keeping the money flowing to them.
One side wins and the other loses, obviously... but it's in BOTH party's interests to keep the money flowing by making it look like an extremely tight race. My bet is that every election in a big money state is affected by election cheating, particularly in terms of vote counting. If a candidate is clearly ahead and will win the election... they find "just enough votes" for the other candidate to have just barely lost.
Next election, rinse and repeat.