One big threat that looms over free and fair elections for President is that a tie in the electoral college or a disputed race gets thrown to the House. That could be a real dispute or far more likely a manufactured dispute as part of stealing the presidency. Critically, in this situation the House does not vote as a majority. It votes by state delegation and the assumption is that the GOP holds the majority of state delegations because of their advantage in small Republican states. That’s all true and it leads to lots of bad scenarios. But it’s worth focusing on because it’s not a total done deal. This 2023 piece from the Kyle Kondick at the Center for Politics at UVA goes through the different delegations and the possibilities in each one. A bit of luck and focus could close off this path to a stolen presidency.