Did her conspiracy theory Putin controls Trump while saying Trump was part of a vast alt-right conspiracy help her or hurt her?
Scott Adams of Dilbert fame said it helped, while other personalities say it hurt her.
Maybe I am misreading your question, but listening to Hillary's speech yesterday, I thought she said Putin is essentially the head honcho of this disturbing trend that includes the alt-right.
Help or hurt: in my opinion, I think it hurts her. She is overplaying the racist card and once again sounding like a paranoid conspiracy nut. She was hammered on Twitter for her paranoia and her hypocrisy.