OK, am I being paranoid or are the DNC and Wall Street colluding to tank the market ahead of the election.”
Yes.
Yes.
To which question?
No.
The decline in the market is the result of buyers not buying.
The market has been run up sufficiently in the belief of a Trump reelection. The current stall reflects that it is imprudent to buy at a higher level. If you must sell, you must settle for a lower price than the market high
Often Wrong but Seldom in Doubt school of economics and investing (the Latin for which, I am told, is “Saepe mendosus, nunquam dubius.”)