Fake news had nearly no effect??!
You're kidding, right? If by fake news you mean Hillary's emails, Benghazi, and all the other so-called "scandals" that plagued her campaign constantly, they certainly DID have a very strong effect.
I agree that the DNC leaks weren't fake news, but it's silly to deny that the constant push by the media had no effect. Of course it did.
"Bits" pushed severgate? What does that even mean? If by "bits" you mean most of the mainstream media plus of course right wing radio and web sites, that most definitely had an effect. No it wasn't fake news, but according to most of the media it was NOT "irrelevant."
"The Russians led horses--American voters and reporters--but they did the drinking on their own. A good con relies on flaws in the mark, but the mark can't admit it. That makes him a greater mark for the next con."
And? AND? The Russians affected the vote; that's not in question. It doesn't MATTER that no Russian forced people to vote for Trump at gunpoint. What they did AFFECTED THE VOTE.