Critical point

In graphing certain mathematical functions on a Cartesian plane there are points on a curve that are critical points. At those points the slope of the curve change, at the point itself the derivative is zero; nothing happens, but immediately after that point the rate of change increases or decreases.

In the years to come historians shall look back at the presidential race of 2012 and ponder the moment when Willard Romney lost it. Was it the speeches of the two Clintons (C. Eastwood, William Jefferson C.)?, or the ridiculously, stupid, self-satisfied, and vulgar statement on the Libyan consulate attack? No, those were only the points where horse lengths were increasing. The Republicans lost at the assembling of their field, and ideology. I remember Secretariat running the Triple Crown. The Belmont Stakes was the third race, and the longest. Secretariat so outpaced the crowd he could no longer run to increase the separation. He won by 31 lengths.


Now, it has been noted that while Barack Obama has tried to be friendly with Republicans [to no avail], he has been a Democratic candidate little interested in promoting other Democratic candidates. The demographics of the United States suggest only future Democratic success. For Republicans [as they are] to win they must gin the system. Since scrupulosity is not something they suffer from, ginning the system they excel at.

But now, with Romney's incredible lack of judgment and finesse, there is an opportunity for a greater Democratic win. The Republicans have held the Supreme Court for close to sixty years, and under gwbjr they held, for a time, everything; they thought they might gain both houses of Congress. A co-ordinated, strong push can give control of both Houses to the Democracy.