Originally Posted by Matt 26z

There is a chance of violence if a Republican wins.

The most serious threat being if Obama gets the nomination and then the election has racial overtones to it. If he were to lose such a fight, the day after could get pretty ugly.

Another concern would be the war and government riots that have been pretty peaceful, but probably only because everyone believes the Republicans are a sinking ship. If that ends up not being the case, bottled up emotions at these rallies could finally blow.