The Democratic Party is bracing for massive protests during the Democratic National Committee convention in Chicago in August, reminiscent of the chaos of the 1968 convention.
Fears of a repeat of the infamous convention, which saw hundreds arrested, have been thrown around as the Israel-Hamas war continues and as massive campus protests that have paralyzed several universities have further illustrated what may be in store for the Chicago DNC convention in August.
“This last week has taken the demonstrations to a different level,” former President Barack Obama’s chief of staff William Daley told the Washington Post. “It portends that you have the potential for big demonstrations. Whether they get violent — that’s more imaginable today than it was a year ago.”
Despite his concerns, he was hostile to mere suggestions that August could see a repeat of 1968.
“To analogize what’s going on in the country today with 1968 is ridiculous,” Daley, who attended the convention, said. “Only people who weren’t alive in ’68 have that idiotic perception.”
The DNC is staking its hopes on warding off chaos through an elaborate security arrangement coordinated with the Secret Service.
