As sad as it is... I understand that there is cheating in the Russian elections.
But is it a LOT, or is it just a little bit?

I mean, there must be people who vote for them right? Putin is quite popular among a lot of people, isn't he?

Even if most people here don't vote for United Russia, I guess you must know people who do, or you are aware that certain groups in society votes for them, like for example state employees, maybe?

For example, most of my life, my country has been run by Social democrats. My parents did not like them at all, and complained a lot about them. Many of my friends don't like them now. But everyone knew that this party kept winning elections because the majority genuinely voted for them. There was never any doubt about that, and people like my parents simply had to accept that. They also knew the reason WHY all these people voted for that party. So they could not complain about any cheating, just that they did not like the policies of that party, and some of the things it did.

I wonder, is it not the same in Russia - that most people actually DO vote for United Russia?
What about pre-election polls and exit polls...
Are you saying that those are rigged too, and do they match with the election results?

If people have no faith in elections, then it seems pointless to have them! Or is it feasible that some other organisation like the UN or EU helps to verify the elections - if it was possible, would it help and would you want that?

I have not forgotten the Swedish-Russian guy who wrote in a forum "I hope everyone understands that Russia is now a right-wing dictatorship".
Spooky, if true.