How Google Could Rig the 2016 Election

... or any election, opinion poll ... "Google has amassed far more power to control elections and ... a wide variety of opinions and beliefs... easily shift the voting preferences of undecided voters by 20 percent or more—up to 80 percent in some demographic groups—with virtually no one knowing they are being manipulated.. In the United States, half of our presidential elections have been won by margins under 7.6 percent, and the 2012 election was won by a margin of only 3.9 percent—well within Google’s control... we were able to shift a whopping 80 percent of moderate Republicans in any direction we chose just by varying search rankings..." - How Google Could Rig the 2016 Election - Robert Epstein - POLITICO Magazine