Physical Danger
The life of a political campaign manager can be hard on the arteries if you constantly forage for junk food on the campaign trail, and hard on the stomach if you're prone to anxiety ulcers. There's always the slight chance a nut job will take issue with your candidate, so security is a consideration for high profile campaigns. Other than that, the only weapons you need fear are words, and we have it on good authority that they cannot hurt you.