I think dropping reads is just as unsettling as dropping writes in production. Also, MongoDB does let you elect a primary via setting a priority. Really, it sh

I think dropping reads is just as unsettling as dropping writes in production. Also, MongoDB does let you elect a primary via setting a priority. Really, it should be a requirement because sometimes mongo nodes will switch due to a dropped packet (or this is all I can assume at least) and the arbiter just randomly picks a node when there aren't priorities.