Jeezez Creezes, Jeff.
Why on God's green earth would the Soviets collude with Trump when a continuation of Obama's negligence (and Hicklery) would leave that half of the planet as a Soviet playground?
Obama was the best thing that ever happened for Russian foreign policy and influence. The Soviets were out of the sandbox for all practical purposes, now they're back. They have half the Ukraine. The former Combloc members of NATO are on a razor's edge, and it's in a large part due to the utter incompetence and obliviousness of Obama/Hillary/Kerry.
I think Putin actually did hope Trump would win vs. Hillary. Hillary represented the establishment, which has (since the fall of communism in Russia) been gunning for war with Russia. Trump, to the contrary, wants to improve our relations with Russia, correctly perceiving them to be a natural ally.
