so, putin's actual argument is that he didn't try and get trump elected because he knew that trump would have been the same as clinton, anyways, because the parties are basically the same. it's the two-headed monster bipartisan washington consensus - a ruling elite dominated by lobbyists that have widely convergent interests and don't care about what voters want. trump, clinton - what's the difference?
and, the argument is that the russians don't understand american politics?