We basically broke any Romney sign and punched out anyone who had a problem with this. Couple of Boston Globe guys, and anyone else with a camera got the romperstomper treatment and had their equipment... dealt with. The police were out manned, but with "us". None saw anything of consequence, unless they were working in emergency rooms.
At the Harshbarger rally in Lowell years later the State Police identified us by Union stickers. They put us in a temporary fence structure. Some of the Globe peoples wrote articles about getting slapped around when Romney challenged Kerry.
Not one of the proudest periods of my life. but funny as all get out to see a communist get whipped with his camera by a brother".
I find it interesting that this sort of nonsense seems to fly best in states without CCW - WI, MA, NY, likely NJ and CA.
You won’t be seeing this thuggery in the South, or if you do, it won’t be for long.