Just realized that the Democratic convention is in Chicago this year. It was also in Chicago in 1968. That was the first time I took an interest in our national politics. There were a lot of protests of the Vietnam war. It was total chaos. I think Dan Rather, who was a young reporter then, got hit by the police inside the convention hall. The republicans blamed the democrats for allowing lawlessness. Ironically, mayor Richard Daly had run the city like a republican would have. He was very tough on the protesters. Add to the infighting between the liberals and the centrists of the party, the convention contributed to the defeat of Humphrey by Nixon in the general election.
So will the democratic convention this year in Chicago turn out to be a repeat of 1968? Will it be a disaster for Biden? Only time will tell. But the protests of the Gaza situation seem eerily similar to the protests of Vietnam. The only thing is, the U.S. is not fighting today in Gaza. Also, no young men are being drafted today. But things will be volatile still. And given the closeness of the election, if the convention is not peaceful, it will hurt Biden.
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