Originally Posted by
Stacko
Sure but I think I can see what he was trying to get at. Were the Russians getting involved solely because they wanted Hillary to lose (i.e. the were implacably opposed to her for some reason, like they couldn't bear that someone who was a little careless with their emails was in the White House
) and would have been happy to see any Republican in the White House instead or were they getting involved in order that Donald Trump was going to be elected.
Of course, if the interference came after the primaries then it's a difference without distinction unless anyone seriously thinks that a third party candidate would have won.
Personally if I was a US citizen, I think a candidate that Putin doesn't like is a good thing YMMV.