He opposed the candidate by posting a sign for the opponent in his front yard and organizing a citizens' Q&A forum for all candidates.
I agree that beating people up is wrong, no matter what. Beating people up because of their jobs for political motives is especially odious.
My point to you is that no one party is responsible for the kind of climate that leads to this kind of thing. Your guys do it here. I find it interesting that you would think anonymous vandalism might be OK:
Depends "how" he opposed a candidate.What might the conditions be that would justify an attack on another person's property because of his political activities? Party affiliation, perhaps?
Are people only thugs in the third person, as "their thugs"?
BTW, the harrassment was not limited to his car windows. He received all kinds of ranting, hateful phone calls. He stayed active in that campaign, but dropped out of issue politics thereafter. He has become entirely disengaged from the community. It's become the place where he has a house. It's a shame, but I don't blame him. This is the price of partisan savagery.