56 years later, Democrats may again reap the Chicago convention whirlwind
by Washington Examiner
Washington Examiner— With a divided party base buffeted by campus radicalism, the Democrats’ national convention in Chicago is a riot-plagued shambles. Tarred with extremism and lawlessness, President Joe Biden loses a winnable presidential election to a controversial Republican with his own ample baggage. Will that be the history of summer 2024? It happened in 1968, after all. […]
Breitbart—Blue State Blues: Democrats Should Skip Chicago, Hold Zoom Convention Again. The Democratic Party should cancel its national convention in Chicago in August and hold its meeting via Zoom, as it did during the 2020 campaign and the coronavirus pandemic -- for the sake of the city, and for the country as well.
RedState—Democrats Fear Their 2024 National Convention May See Repeat of Violence in 1968. In the summer of 1968, the Democratic National Convention in Chicago was marked by protests, some of which turned violent. The protestors there were primarily those opposed to American involvement in Vietnam, and the troubled air around that convention has roiled national Democrats ever since.
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