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The Democratic Party had already begun to split between anti-war "doves" and pro-war "hawks," and the Republican Party gained dozens of seats in Congress. As opposition grew in 1967, anti-war Democrats led by Allard Lowenstein and Curtis Gans formed the Dump Johnson movement , which sought to challenge the President's re-election.
1968 United States presidential election in California [6] Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Republican: Richard Nixon: 3,467,664: 47.82%: 40: Democratic: Hubert Humphrey: 3,244,318 44.74% 0 American Independent: George Wallace: 487,270 6.72% 0 Peace and Freedom: Eldridge Cleaver: 27,707 0.38% 0 No party: Eugene McCarthy 20,721 0 ...
The 1968 Democratic National Convention was held August 26–29 at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Earlier that year incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson had announced he would not seek reelection, thus making the purpose of the convention to select a new presidential nominee for the Democratic Party. [1]
(1948 States' Rights Democratic platform) [11] 11 [1972] Eagleton withdrew his candidacy after the convention and was replaced by Sargent Shriver of Maryland . 12 [2016] Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida was intended to be the Temporary Chair, but was substituted for Stephanie Rawlings-Blake by the Democratic National Committee in the wake of ...
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A few, mostly western, states adopted primary elections in the late 19th century and during the Progressive Era, but the catalyst for their widespread adoption came during the election of 1968. Media images of the event—angry mobs facing down police—damaged the image of the Democratic Party, which appointed a commission headed by South ...
“The Democratic Party platform will reflect President Biden’s vision for how we can move our nation forward,” Hannah Muldavin, the spokesperson, said in a statement to NBC News, citing ...
Johnson had withdrawn from the 1968 Democratic candidate race and presidential election. Between them, McCarthy and Kennedy received more than 5.3 million votes [6] in the Democratic primaries, far more than any other candidates. Kennedy's candidacy ended with his assassination following the California primary on June 5, 1968.