Even if these scandals somehow get resolved, the next one is a leaked email, photo, or video away. Past allegations will suddenly surface; we’re one “hot mic” away from the next scandal.

No longer are we to be spoon fed information from the large media companies. Everyone has a camera to capture something someone doesn’t want to be captured. The amount of computer capacity to conduct searches through existing material is a trivial problem that doesn’t require deep pockets to address.

Politics as usual is forever changed, but the swamp hasn’t been drained. The incentives are different going forward, but the incumbents still have their skeletons.