[Political Junkie Too]

If a Republican would do something like that in a campaign, he'd be exported to Russia.

"Some" say that this was the beginning of the end of Bill Baker of the California 10th, who lost to Ellen Tauscher in 1996:

From the San Francisco Chronicle 8/17/96 Scuffling Match at GOP Rally:

A Republican campaign support rally in San Ramon turned ugly yesterday afternoon when Representative Bill Baker charged from the podium to confront a protester, leading to a minor scuffle and the arrest of the protester.

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``I was just standing there, peacefully, close to the front of the crowd holding a couple of (Democratic campaign) signs, when the congressman left the podium and came down and shoved me twice,'' said Terreri, 32, of San Francisco. ``I am still shocked.''

-PJ

[swampfox98]

``I was just standing there, peacefully, close to the front of the crowd holding a couple of (Democratic campaign) signs, when the congressman left the podium and came down and shoved me twice,'' said Terreri, 32, of San Francisco. ``I am still shocked.

I'd say that was enough grounds for murdering said "innocent" DemonRat, don't you?