Do the candidates have Secret Service Details yet?

[ShaneGR]

Those hecklers on Clark, particularly the one that got all the way to the podium, made me really think about all of their safety.

[Renew Deal]

1. I am pretty sure the answer is no.

I don't think the nominee even gets that. It starts at the president-elect level.

[Edwards4President]

6. The major candidates will get SS protection in the next few weeks

n/t

[dflprincess]

11. Major candidates began getting SS protection

after Robert Kennedy was killed. Prior to that it wasn't given until there was a president-elect.

[SadEagle]

2. Yes, I am concerned, too.

A couple weeks ago there were a few LaRouchies that acted threateningly at a Dean event, and even broke Al Franken's glasses, when he had to assist Dean's security guards in moving them out.

[WilliamPitt]

3. DK has no SS

So I assum the others don't yet, either. DK has private security.

[JohnKleeb]

9. Will tell DK if ya see him to keep it up

That guy is my frigging hero :).

[Eurobabe]

4. clark had private security in NH

my guess is that most of them have some form of protection. but yeah, it is scary how close you can get to them.

[arewethereyet]

5. last I heard, no from about a week ago

could have changed by now

[Bronco69]

7. I think the candidate does get SS protection

after he is nominated, but not during the primaries.

[DebJ]

8. my understanding is only the final nominee get SS protection n/t

[Edwards4President]

10. No - the major candidates get protection after the first few primaries

The eventual nominee gets stepped-up protection, including coverage of their families.

[TheDonkey]

12. I am scared for them sometimes

I've seen pretty mad hecklers get close to Kerry, Dean and now Clark. I hope they have good security to keep them safe.

[MrSlayer]

13. Why didn't someone drop the guy?

If I was at a rally and someone started that shit I'd be on em before security. I would never let some yahoo walk right up to the General.

[Edwards4President]

14. Oh, yeah. That would have gone over really well . . .

[ShaneGR]

15. Yeah, Clark supporters going WWF on hecklers

The media would LOVE that. I did notice that a Larouche guy stried to get behind Edwards and someone ripped up his sign and pushed him out of the way. But you would have had to pay REALLY close attention to notice it.

[arewethereyet]

16. this is Virginia, we have no need for that

Clark was in no danger. Besides, he's an Army guy, can't he take care of himself ?