Wikileaks vets the information well. It's not like opponent one can just tell wikileaks "hey this guy is corrupt." You need the proof and they will look over that proof. It would be pretty hard to BS them and potentially illegal if you worked for a government.
If it's legit, then it's no different than any other news agency. Politicians have far more sinister ways to attack opponents than leaking actually politically damaging information. I recall Bush's team calling around implying through questions that McCain had a child out of wedlock. Push polling I think it's called.
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As you can see, I'm completely ridiculous.
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