This is an emotional election. Emotions get the best out of people. In 2004, the Kerry/Edwards people were vicious to Bush/Cheney/Rove/Rumsfeld. A lot of leftists were going off whenever Bush was leading in Pa., Ohio, etc.
You don't think that some leftists were calm after 11/2/2004? They weren't. Some of them vowed to move to Canada or Sweden or some other nation. Some of them were violent too, but with words.
Leftist on internet threatening to move to Canada..... Presidential Candidate calling for Armed Uprising