I disagree - I think that we can give people more credit than that. When you look at the general population today, the only people (regardless of race, or within each race) that seem likely to riot over anything are criminals and college students. The former group doesn’t seem to excessively concern themselves with politics that go beyond with their interactions with the local law enforcement, and the latter group seems to prefer heavy consumption of alcohol as their way of expressing both extreme approval or extreme displeasure at something. In any case, I think the worst problem that would arise is a bit of hard partying if Obama was to win, and some half-hearted protesting and angry letters to local news publications if he was to lose.
Aside from all of that, even if worse came to worse and some portion of the African-American population did decide to riot, the fact that the majority of them would probably more or less behave themselves means you’d have to have a huge, dense, racially homogenous population (like Harlem) for it to be much of a problem.
I think you're right. The thug element will seize any opportunity and use any excuse to take what isn't theirs. The rest will lock and load and/or go about their lives.
Yes, Southcentral Los Angeles is larded up with college students. Just an observation.