That's because until now, there hasn't been someone who's going to exploit every rule they can, and bribe where it's legal, to stay in power. Stealing the election is perfectly acceptable to the incumbent.
The best way to keep that from happening, though, is emphasis on how the real election is the election for the electors.
Recounts and court challenges are fine, as long as they keep the discussion about making sure that the chosen electors actually represent how people voted. If we start seeing any push to appoint different electors or claims that it would be legitimate for electors to vote a different way, however, we need to pay attention and push back hard.
