{"id":2237217,"date":"2024-05-04T13:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T17:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-expecting-massive-show-of-force-from-protesters-at-dnc\/"},"modified":"2024-05-04T13:20:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T17:20:23","slug":"democrats-expecting-massive-show-of-force-from-protesters-at-dnc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-expecting-massive-show-of-force-from-protesters-at-dnc\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats anticipate a significant turnout of protesters at the DNC"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-expecting-massive-show-of-force-from-protesters-at-dnc%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2237217&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Democratic Party is preparing for significant \u200dprotests \u200dat the upcoming Democratic National Committee\u2062 convention in Chicago, reminiscent of the tumultuous \u200b1968 event. Concerns about\u200d potential chaos persist \u200damidst the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict \u200dand widespread campus protests. \u2062The party aims to manage security effectively to prevent disruptions, emphasizing the importance of peaceful demonstrations in American democracy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democratic Party\">Democratic Party<\/a> is bracing for massive protests during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democratic Party\">Democratic National Committee<\/a> convention in Chicago in August, reminiscent of the chaos of the 1968 convention.<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Universities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>universities<\/a> have further illustrated what may be in store for the Chicago DNC convention in August.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Pro-Palestinians protesters clash with counter-protesters at the encampment in the quad at the University of Chicago on the South Side, Friday, May 3, 2024. (Ashlee Rezin\/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis last week has taken the demonstrations to a different level,\u201d former President Barack Obama\u2019s chief of staff William Daley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/05\/04\/democratic-convention-protests-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> the <em>Washington Post<\/em>. \u201cIt portends that you have the potential for big demonstrations. Whether they get violent \u2014 that\u2019s more imaginable today than it was a year ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite his concerns, he was hostile to mere suggestions that August could see a repeat of 1968.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo analogize what\u2019s going on in the country today with 1968 is ridiculous,\u201d Daley, who attended the convention, said. \u201cOnly people who weren\u2019t alive in \u201968 have that idiotic perception.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The DNC is staking its hopes on warding off chaos through an elaborate security arrangement coordinated with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Secret-Service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Secret Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeaceful protest is fundamental to American democracy, and has been a fixture of political conventions for decades,\u201d DNC spokesman Matt Hill told the outlet in a statement. \u201cWhile Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans stoke political violence, we support the ongoing security coordination at all levels of government to keep our convention safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the country looks to Chicago this August, the unity and excitement of Democrats will stand in stark contrast to the chaos and extremism stewing in the GOP,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the attempt to deflect the image of chaos onto Trump and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans<\/a>, strategists are increasingly concerned that protests at the convention could render the argument moot. The White Hosue has struggled to find an approach to the War in Gaza that would satisfy its traditional pro-Israeli cadres while also placating the younger liberals, who have been vehemently critical of President Joe Biden\u2019s response. The scenes of chaos wrought by the latter have proven to be a major thorn on Biden\u2019s side and threaten to tank his image as a figure of stability in contrast to Trump\u2019s chaos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverywhere Joe Biden goes, chaos follows and he is berated by angry Americans who are fed up with his terrible policies,\u201d Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. \u201cChicago will be no different, as people in the city, particularly Blacks and Hispanics, are suffering from Biden\u2019s illegal immigrant invasion and soft-on-crime policies, and they have a right to make their voices heard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pro-Palestinian protesters have already made known their intention to disrupt August\u2019s conference.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2971000\/chicago-councilman-group-planning-to-give-dnc-1968-welcome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Last month\">Last month<\/a>, over 450 far-left activists attended the \u201cMarch on DNC 2024\u201d meeting, at which 75 different organizations planned how to disrupt the DNC convention scheduled for August. At the event, speakers outlined how to best carry out illegal actions, burned an American flag, and conspired over how to recreate the events of 1968, in which 10,000 demonstrators clashed with police while protesting the Vietnam War, resulting in 668 arrests and hundreds of injuries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave you heard that the Democratic National Convention is coming to Chicago?\u201d Joe Iosbaker, a leader of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, asked the crowd. \u201cAre we going to let \u2019em come here without a protest? This is Chicago, g**d*** it \u2014 we\u2019ve got to give them a 1968 kind of welcome.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Democratic Party is preparing for sizable protests at the upcoming Democratic National Committee convention in Chicago in August. 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