Yes… Not to do with Obama, but I remember when Bush was holding a dinner at a local high school in Portland. They had so many secret service agents roaming the streets that it was actually pretty terrifying. Not only that, but they also had three helicopters in the air, around all of the action. See… Portland is a very liberal city and Bush was not welcome here, to say the least. Especially not after what his father said about this city… Never forget that day.
Anyway, my point is, you can be sure that they’ll be very, very prepared for any situation that might arise. And, as La Chica just pointed out, you can also be pretty damn sure that they aren’t going to let just anyone protect Obama. They will be screened like you can’t even imagine. I’m sure their entire families will probably be screened, as well.
Also: I literally live in one of, if not the most liberal cities in the nation. There was a huge media hype not that long ago because someone hung a cardboard cut-out of Obama from a tree. Idiots are everywhere, unfortunately.