ALT Social media post that reads: "Candidate A lost the last election because-" One reason the media is reluctant to cover any suggestion that past elections may not have been fair, free, and secure is that their livelihood is built on the presumption that the results were legit and they're the ones who can tell you why it happened. Pundits have a vested interest in their punditry being meaningful — even if that means not reporting on evidence to the contrary.