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Yes. The 1968 Democratic Convention was in Chicago, Ill and it was a disaster for the Democrats. In 1968; the Rev. Martin Luther King and Senator Robert Kennedy were murdered in the spring. The Tet offensive in South Vietnam was an embarrassment for President Lydon Baines Johnson and he decided not to run again for reelection. His Vice President Hubert Humphrey looked like a wimp. There were massive demonstrations in the street, (mainly by men of draft age who might be sent to Vietnam to fight in the war), and Mayor Richard Daley's police offices used strong arm tactics which looked like a police state. The country watched it all on television with horror and shock. It was no surprise when Republican candidate Richard Nixon was elected in November. The failure of the Democrats in Chicago made them look terrible. It was probably the worst national convention of any political party in the history of the USA.

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The convention of the Democratic Party in 1968 witnessed two things. They witnessed the violence of police conflict and the anti-war striker just outside the venue.

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a police riot against antiwar demonstrators outside the convention hall

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Violence broke out between antiwar protesters and police

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Violence broke out between some protesters and police.

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Anti-war protests led to riots and violence in many areas of the city.

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people died

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