There have been three elections which surprised pundits/polls. The first was Corbyn becoming leader of the LP. Then Brexit, then Trump. All have benefited Putin.
I know the Miliband rule-change explains how Corbyn did it and accusing a Left-wing leader of ties with Russia is a cliche, but even so I would not be surprised if he and Abbott were recruited during their dream holiday biking round the DDR in their youth. So easy to imagine Jezza running over a chicken and landing them both in the local jail, easy pickings for the Stasi. They're daft enough to volunteer their services. And, rule-change or not, they had a v efficient election machine via social media, including, no doubt bots in Macedonia or wherever.
@DGRossetti - I'm doing the same. Watching the Trump Alternative White House in Florida with keen interest. The re-emergence of Bannon, the take-over of the Republican Party, the make-up of the freshmen intake - even the stationery. It's clunky at the moment, because they hoped to have a second term, but the foundations are there.