"It depends on what the desired result is," Alec said. He paused as their food arrived, and let the thought linger as he took a bite and chewed slowly.
"It's unlikely I personally would need this information for any reason. I'm not a political creature, really. But say there was someone else running for senator in Nevada, who wanted to unseat Ms. Haller. With this information, they might let it leak that some members of her family, previously believed to be dead, are, in fact, alive, albeit non compos mentis. This would certainly bring into question the incumbent senator's fitness to hold her seat, if she likes about little things like life and death. Particularly since this particular degenerative disorder doesn't start to manifest until one's late thirties or early forties. And ah yes, Senator Haller just celebrated her forty-first birthday. Really, it wouldn't even need to be a direct opponent. It would be useful to anyone who wanted to call the senator's judgment into question."