Why is anyone so bamboozled by the idea that Russia may have tried to influence out elections that they conducted a poll on it?
OF COURSE Russia would try to influence our elections. We're the big dog on the block, and Russia would naturally want an outcome favorable to themselves. I would be extremely surprised if Canada, for example, did NOT try to influence our elections (It does beg the question, though, why the Russian government would prefer a candidate clearly committed to increasing American military power over one clearly committed to reducing it).
Does anyone seriously think powerful governments are going to sit around hoping and wishing our elections will turn out favorably?
I mean, seriously, it's not like they behaved the way we do. We don't even bother to wait for an election to overthrow a government we don't like.