I saw this disturbing news story out of Garfield, Washington, of a woman who had a "Obama/Biden" sign in her yard first set on fire, and later scawled with racial slurs. That reminded me of my own recent run-in with an anti-Obama asshole, and it got me to wondering, what other forms of intimidation and/or illegal nastiness, if any, have Barack Obama supporters had to endure?
Rather than write a long diary about the obvious wrongness of trying to harass or intimidate someone because of who they are going to vote for, I think it would be more enlightening to hear from you kossacks. Have you a story about being the target of harassment or hate because of the candidate you openly support? Give us a brief summary in a comment. Or if you have already diaried about it, please give us that link.
I read this summer that some Obama canvassers were exposed to hostile, racist words when they were going door-to-door or doing telephone soliciting (this was during the primary), but I haven't got a clue about how widespread it was. Take my poll and let's see how little (or how widespread) harassment/intimidation has been experienced by us kossacks. Keep in mind, I'm talking not about negativity toward Obama; I'm talking about actual harassment or intimidation.