I think this article misses the whole point of Putin or Russia saying or doing anything regarding this election. The author is too shortsighted, which Putin is not.
The Putin/Russian objective is to weaken American. They can do that no matter who wins (or who is running) by aggravating the divisions amongst the American people and damaging the credibility of the election process. (These are things they have done in their own country and neighboring countries for years.)
Clinton is playing right into their hands by having such poor information security that her campaign can get hacked. She should know better. She helps Putin as well when she says the Putin wants Trump to win. Voters shouldn't care what Putin wants when they go to the polls, the should vote based on who they think will make America stronger and more secure internally and externally regardless of what some dictator says or wants.
Trump and his surrogates play into Putin's hand just as much, if not more. The more they talk in such inflammatory language about the system being rigged, (no matter what evidence they do or don't have) the more they undermine confidence in the system. That can only weaken American and that helps Putin. The same goes for all of Trump's other divisive rhetoric. (And Clinton's.)
The press, the politicians and the people of the US need to stop playing the game Putin wants them to play: divide, smear and stoke fear. They need to stop not because it is what Putin wants but because it is bad for the US in all respects and on all levels. Putin wants it because it breaks down the US from the inside out, from the bottom to the top. And that is why Americans (the media, the candidates and the citizens) should stop: because it weakens the US in such fundamental ways.
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/15/opinions/putin-clinton-hate-affair-ghitis/index.html
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