[dano1]

there becomes a point in the process when you need party leaders to declare the process ended

I think she meant "there comes a point in the process". I think Gore felt like influencing the process.

[shortstop]

Dano, I went back and looked at the original article and it did say "there comes a point in the process" (not "becomes"). You get an A+ for reading comprehension. I get an F for proofreading.