From the article :
Contesting the results of the election was the best and fastest way to stir the morale and fighting spirit of the demoralized party.
“Obama felt that a recount would plant a seed with the base that the election was somehow dishonest,” the source continued. “He wanted to raise serious questions about the legitimacy of the Trump presidency.”
And what did Bill Clinton — the man Charlie Rose called “the best political animal that’s ever been in American politics”— think of all this?
A close Clinton adviser said: “Bill thinks the recount is going to backfire as a strategy because there are probably no more than a handful of questionable ballots and they could actually wind up adding to Trump’s numbers and validate rather than invalidate his election.”
Unlike his wife, Slick isn't stupid.
A stopped clock......
It will backfire because Trump will just say something like this, “I am the first person to ever win the election twice, three times, four times. Believe me, this is just the start of winning, winning so much that you will get tired of winning.”
Every time they attack and he survives, it makes him stronger. I am surprised they don’t realize this yet. He isn’t going to react in the expected or usual way - not ever.