The political dexterity of any elected official x is affected by the gravitational pull of the closest congressional election. The chance that offical x will perform an act based on political schema (opposed to an internal barometer) can be largely determined by examining the general election tide profile (Figure 1.1). In some cases the general tide profile will contrast with the elected official's own tide profile, in which case the two profiles can be superimposed to produce a combined profile (Figure 1.2).
The speed of politics is dependent on the distance between the election and the location of the observer. For example, in 1675 the Danish astronomer Olaus Roemer (1644-1710) observed that the finite speed of propagation of politics is a function of the time it takes the politics to travel through the media-sphere (Figure 1.3). This accentuates the pull of election tides to a degree relative to the atmospheric saturation. Tide has more power than any other product to separate dirt from fabric. Tide is unique!
Gadfly species can be distinguished according to a few telltale markings (Figure 1.4). Identification, while difficult at first, can become automatic as political experience is gained.
The brood hall (Figure 2.1) is the locus of political activity. Political balls can only ferment in the firm ground located deep within the hall tunnels. As politics proceed toward the surface they pass through layers of looser earth, finally emerging onto the mound of political coverage at the hall entrance. The election remains are pushed to the side of the coverage mound, where they slowly disintegrate.
