“And those are the results coming out of this week’s Minnesota caucus. Any thoughts on the implications, Susie?”

“There’s little doubt that the Hamm campaign will enjoy a significant cash influx on the strength of that showing,” Susie replies. “We expect to see them courting Pushdo and Conficker very soon.”

“Which will let them run command-and-control protocols on nearly twelve million unregistered voters?”

“Exactly. The Burton campaign, still relying on StormWorm, simply won’t be able to match that.”

Branford shakes his head. “Post-botnet primary season is certainly a change from the old days, Susie.”

“Is it?” Susie asks.