[Shaun]

They seem to have a bit of a disastrous impact on both campaigns. The problem is: Trump's was so anti-establishment that whatever government or independent bodies were issuing criticism of him, was further fueling his "they don't want us to win!" rhetoric.

The whole organisation investing Hillary for the emails thing 2/3 weeks before the election day was far more damaging and intrusive than a couple of guys saying "let's stop him" via text, though.