Which national convention; DNC or GOP will have more reported arrested protestors?

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/politics/16646407/detail.html

Manufacturer: Denver Orders 88 Pepper-Pellet Guns
Thousands Of Protesters Expected For DNC

DENVER -- A manufacturer of a non-lethal gun that shoots balls filled with a pepper spray-like substance says Denver is asking that an order of 88 guns be delivered in advance of the Democratic National Convention.

I am betting on more arrests at DNC than GOP conventions this summer.
Vote on this question any way you see fit, but IMHO this market is not even going to be close.
The left has always led the way on demonstrations in the street.
Let's face it - they are usually younger and more enthusiastic than the right.

Recreate68 has vowed to create havoc at the convention, although they claim to support non violence while protesting various issues. I still live near Denver and called it home for 48 years. I hope there is not any violence, but I am not betting on it. See below what some of their concerns are and then try in your wildest dreams to see the GOP faithful leading similar or equivalent protests in Minneapolis.

http://recreate68.com/?page_id=30
During the convention, there will be five major protests, one each day. Each protest will focus on a symptom of the disease of an imperialist, capitalist, racist system as seen in our communities. Some of the proposed themes are as follows:

* Sunday - End All Occupations at Home and Abroad
* Monday - Human Rights/Free All Political Prisoners
* Tuesday - No Borders
* Wednesday - No Warming
* Thursday - No Racism/Imperialism

As actions develop, we will post more information.

Good point, all, chatarra. However...those are the protesters that may show up to demonstrate at the GOP convention.

@Erik - Interesting point
You would think they would get more traction with their protest, if it were held at the GOP Convention. I cannot explain it, but I predict they are going to protest at the very group that is more likely to support their cause - DNC. Now they are threatening to put the protesters behind a fence where they cannot interfere as much.
ACLU is already stepping in (as they should)

http://origin.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_9744092
This is absolutely going to backfire. Better off to let them vent their frustrations, but still be heard.

FBI to descend on Denver for Dem event
http://www.politicswest.com/26452/fbi_descend_denver_dem_event

. . . "Host Ryan Warner asked about the number of additional FBI agents that will be in town.
"I don't want to say exactly how many, but I can tell you that it's in the hundreds," replied Davis."

Protesters gearing up for the political conventions

Liberal activists plan to take a bipartisan approach to their demonstrations: Republicans and Democrats will be targeted.

<http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-protests7-2008jul07,0,5955999.story>

The punks and rabble rousers are getting warmed up... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_diU0PTozc

106 people in court this morning alone
http://www.9news.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=98435&catid=346

Tuesday night was very quiet with few arrests.
Early this morning, Civic Center Park (the meeting location for the main protest group) was fenced off to the public - in preparation for Taste of Colorado, next weekend.

Well heck! I will lose HD$ on this one.

Settlement requested Today 4:27am MDT by chatarra: Can be settled as GOP.
(Where were these idiots, last week, when I really needed them. . .)

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/usa/news/article_1428240.php/Nearly_300_arrested_outside_Republican_convention_
Nearly 300 arrested outside Republican convention

Darn it. Me too. I was hoping everyone would be too busy worrying about Gustav to protest. Oh well...

HUH? 1) M&C hardly qualifies as "mainstream news source". Also, can we at least have total numbers on the DNC as well as the RNC?

What yonemoto said.

Total on the DNC was reported by the Denver Post as 152 I believe. The Minneapolis Star Tribune has preliminary numbers of 818 for the RNC with final tallies scheduled for this evening.

MST article:
http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/conventions/27869459.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUJ

Post article:
http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_10381808

who'd a thunk?

Actually, history repeats. In 2004 there were 1800 arrests in NYC at the RNC.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Republican_National_Convention_protest_activity

I have only looked briefly but cannot find mention of arrests at the 2004 DNC in Boston. I assume there were some but there must not have been loads of them.

Finally found a 8/2004 NY Times article that indicates a maximum of 7 arrests for DNC 2004:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/28/politics/campaign/28protest.html?ei=5090&en=2cee4e125a34a437&ex=1251432000&partner=rssuserland&pagewanted=all&position=