Here’s how quickly populism can be automated:

1. Trump or Bannon picks an issue: the narrower and more inflammatory the better. Make the vote a yes or no.
2. Trump asks his supporters to tell him what they want.
3. His supporters download the app to their smartphones and vote.
4. A little programming and marketing magic radically improves the number of Trump supporters using the app and reduces spammers/non-supporters attempting to skew the vote down to a trickle.
5. Millions of Trump supporters download the app and vote.
6. Once the decision is in, the app makes it easy to call or spam message to the user’s Congressional representatives. Millions of calls roll in.
7. A bill that codifies that issue is fast tracked in Congress. Massive pressure via the app and the White House gets it passed quickly.
8. Connecting action and results quickly generates buzz. Repeat. This time with 10 m downloads.
9. The app evolves. The pressure from the network increases. It consumes the Republican party.

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