In Arkansas, the campaign manager for a Democratic candidate for office came home to find the body of the family cat on the doorstep, with the word "Liberal" scrawled on the body.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/23/democratic-operative-cat-liberal-slaughtered-pet_n_1224095.html
Actually, it was his 5-year-old son who found the cat.
Apparently, the Republican incumbent's father gives out the names and addresses of the Democratic challenger's staff on his talk radio program, as well as people who write letters critical of the incumbent.
I guess if I was that kid, I might have some hatred.
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