Two thoughts come to mind as I read this Wired article. First, when will people put the common good above their own self interests? Historically Americans have patted ourselves on the back for the peaceful transition of power that occurs when the result of a presidential election replaces one party with another in office. In some ways that did not happen when Obama took office, I would not characterize it as a peaceful transition of power.

Second, one thing we ought to learn from Trump's candidacy is that the process of electing presidents is changing. I think there are real consequences to the network affects the article describes. I couldn't agree more with the following:

"If the Obama administration had more actively tended to that network, instead of subsuming it into the Democratic National Committee, his entire presidency might have played out differently."