Why Dems and the media always blame hacks on Moscow

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Democratic leaders have blamed Russian hackers for this year’s spate of cyberattacks, arguing that they prove Kremlin opposition to Hillary Clinton’s presidential candidacy. And many in the media have been quick to accept that conclusion.

Yet that rush to blame Russia is lazy and sometimes wrong, analysts say.

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