On October 15th I placed two campaign signs in my front yard for two guys running for the City Council. These guys are more on the conservative side, but pretty benign imho. On the 16th, my birthday, I found my cat dead on my driveway. No obvious signs of trauma, but it was odd as she was pretty young (7) and quite healthy and happy. Since then my car has been egged as well. Pretty pissed about that as I ended up scratching the paint job on my new vehicle trying to get the dried egg off.
Coincidence? Probably, but I am sleeping on eggshells until after the 4th and if I catch anyone vandalizing my property or harassing my other cat, I'll ask questions after they regain consciousness.