Why are you so focused on the money? You should focus on what they were able to do with the money spent.
It wasn’t just ads and marketing. The Russian DNC hack had a big impact. No only that, but the Russians mobilized Americans. They started and promoted rallies, on occasion with Trump Campaign staff and volunteers!
With the little that they spent, they were able to reach millions of voters. And with the way social media works, it wasn’t just ads appearing and being shared on their feeds. But Americans were able to interact with Russian trolls and bots. That Susie from Montana with the MAGA hat you’ve been interacting with? Russian Bot. James from Florida whos been on the fence and is just asking questions? Russian Troll.
I don’t think ya’ll understand the extent of the Russian interference.
Stop and think about it.
I don’t really think anyone is blind enough to believe Russia could elect Trump on a $20 million budget- or anyone else for that matter.
The whole idea is silly as hell.
There are ton of reasons that Hillary lost. And Russia helping sway things towards Trump was one of them. I’m not saying they were the only one, but that they were a contributing factor. And a fairly significant one, as Hillary was constantly hammered with the DNC Wikileaks emails.