Just finished listening to the @davewiner rough podcast, where he talks about technology and politics coming together as one. I was reminded of Jeremy Heimans who talks of Old/New Power - Old/New Values. [ If you want to actually listen to the podcast - click on the headphones at the top of the post ].
How will this affect the 2016 presidential election? Heimans and Timms believe that like Barack Obama in 2008, the candidate who prevails will need to channel emerging new power forces and unleash the self-organizing potential of his or her supporters. This time, however, they'll need to go much farther than posting videos to YouTube or doing a Twitter town hall.
"The impact of new power in politics is just beginning," Heimans said, although he noted that new power has proved more effective at driving the outcome of campaigns than influencing the business of government.
"We should be cautious with the idea the rise of new power will necessarily lead to instant democracy. New power dramatically lowers the barriers to participation -- but it doesn't guarantee more inclusiveness or more representation," Heimans said. "In this sense, new power is more flash mob than General Assembly."
The words (my bold) above come from CNN's site from January 2015 - prescient, when you observe the Trump phenomena.