I think the best thing about these leaks is that it reveals how far divorced the reality is from the ideal of politics. No one had much optimism about American

I think the best thing about these leaks is that it reveals how far divorced the reality is from the ideal of politics. No one had much optimism about American politics before this, I'm sure, but there was at least some hope that when one person yelled, "Marriage is one man, one woman!" and another yelled, "You're a closed-minded bigot!" that both of them, despite hating each other and engaging in a completely dysfunctional dialogue, actually believed what they were saying. This evidence lays bare what many suspected--not only is the whole thing a show, it's a show dictated by business and a bunch of people trying to figure out the best way to trick the American people into giving them power. I think even without Emailgate, Bernie and Trump would still have been popular, because even if they can't describe it exactly, people are starting to get a sense of the game behind the curtain. Now we see it laid bare.