including the folks that knew the guy to be apolitical (left v right).

She was authority...not r or d...the political rhetoric was not an issue here, nor in OKC, nor in the attempt on Reagan etc. These folks had their own agenda, fueled by their own particular psychosis.

The more they research, the more it appears this guy picked her because of a mass mailing...not because of shows like "Crossfire".

Would it be nicer if everyone was nice to each other all the time? Sure. Would this not have happened? Wishful thinking.