Sometimes, not even how the votes end up that matters. It's who high enough up the chain to overrule the will of the people (a.k.a. black robed activists).
Heard a rumor that the lamestream was fully invested in last election but could find no possible means to announce (key word) hitlery won. The election was over a 9 pm EST and rumor was the lamestreams were in conference call trying to find a believable way to announce hitlery had won. Bottom line .... President Trump ran away with the election. The election was a landslide or so the rumor goes