Also the media were assisting the GOP establishment try to torpedo Trump by highlighting how the "experts" (that couldn't manage to defeat Obama) thought Trump was the wrong man. Same thing as the Dems, just not under the table.
re:Russians
Putin is no fool. Perhaps he is afraid of Hillary for what he fears she may do to the US and the world economy in general. Russia relies on a properly functioning global economy and Hillary could potentially upset the apple cart. Putin may not be looking to Trump for any special deals, but rather as a competent leader that won't muck things up.
Or perhaps Putin knows Hillary and simply doesn't trust her as a leader.
Thanks to rotten physical/cyber security, the DNC has not only handed Putin and Julian Assange all the dirt on the DNC goings-on, but all their oppo research on Trump. What might not seem damaging to Trump-the-candidate, might be leverage against Trump-the-POTUS.