I just read the article, and I have to agree with the other guy, this was an assault and robbery. She wasn’t even campaigning when it happened.
The perp is a criminal who should never see light of day again.
He wasn’t going to cut her until he saw the bumper sticker, the story says.
Key paragraph from the article:
Richard said the robber took $60 from the woman, then became angry when he saw a McCain bumper sticker on the victim's car. The attacker then punched and kicked the victim, before using the knife to scratch the letter "B" into her face, Richard said.The robber is described as a dark-skinned black man, 6 feet 4 inches tall, 200 pounds with a medium build, short black hair and brown eyes. The man was wearing dark colored jeans, a black undershirt and black shoes.