[kristinn]

I remember what happened in 1972. Again, it’s not that common. The average citizen in D.C. is under more of a threat than a candidate at a street gaggle on Capitol Hill. We should all have guards.

[muawiyah]

At any given moment there aren't all that many people running for elective office. Let's say there are 2 people in Massachusetts. A proportionate share of that 400,000 potential assassins would place about 9,000 of them in Massachusetts!