She hits a Capital Police officer, looses her next election to congress, and then runs for the Green Party to be president and, somehow, wins.

These people will elect anyone!

Well at least she has more experience than Obama. Also, punching cops gives her street cred for the leftist vote.

Yeah, but still. There was no need to hit an officer.

McCain having a physical altercation with another republican congressman (who didn't care for an old codger calling him boy) gives him street cred for the lunatic right with their trembling fingers on the nuclear button.