{"id":2244213,"date":"2024-05-14T12:24:10","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T16:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-preparing-for-possible-virtual-convention-to-avoid-repeat-of-68-anti-war-protests\/"},"modified":"2024-05-14T12:27:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T16:27:27","slug":"democrats-preparing-for-possible-virtual-convention-to-avoid-repeat-of-68-anti-war-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-preparing-for-possible-virtual-convention-to-avoid-repeat-of-68-anti-war-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats considering virtual convention to prevent &#8217;68-style protests"},"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\">16<\/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-preparing-for-possible-virtual-convention-to-avoid-repeat-of-68-anti-war-protests%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=2244213&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>Democrats plan a virtual\u2064 segment of\u200c their convention\u200c to prevent a \u200bturbulent \u20621968 repeat\u2062 in Chicago, linking it to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/company-ceos-condemning-ga-voting-law-amid-boycott-pressure\/\" title=\"Company CEOs condemning Ga. voting law amid boycott pressure\">host city<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-arrests-peace-activist-warns-its-citizens-not-to-participate-in-anti-war-protests\/\" title=\"Russia Arrests Peace Activist, Warns Its Citizens Not To Participate In Anti-War Protests\">anti-war protests<\/a>. Security\u200c concerns\u2062 arise as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-a-tale-of-two-protests\/\" title=\"WATCH: A Tale of Two Protests\">demonstrators aim<\/a> to voice their demands during the event. Past disruptions prompt \u200ca cautious \u200bapproach \u200cfor the\u2064 upcoming convention. -\u200d Randy \u2063DeSoto, May 24, 2024. Democrats aim to avoid a tumultuous 1968\u200d Chicago scenario by incorporating a virtual \u2064aspect into \u200ctheir convention, citing parallels with anti-war protests. Security is a concern\u200d as \u2063demonstrators plan to make their voices\u2063 heard, prompting a careful approach for the upcoming event. &#8211; Randy DeSoto, May 24, 2024.  <\/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<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/%20\"><span>Randy DeSoto<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 14, 2024 at 6:21am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Democrats are planning to make at least part of their national convention virtual to avoid a repeat of the disastrous 1968 convention in Chicago, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2024\/05\/10\/rookie-mayor-chicago-dnc-00157208\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are at least a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/good-news-trump-2024-election-looking-like-1968-5-ways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">half-dozen parallels<\/a> between the 1968 presidential race, including the host city for the Democratic convention and the impact of anti-war protests.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/democratic-national-convention-protests-gaza-palestine-protest-demands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a> reported this month, \u201cThe U.S. Palestinian Community Network is one of more than 70 organizations involved in planning various protests during the four-day convention at the United Center,\u201d slated to take place Aug. 19-22.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe protesters have said they want to send a message to President Joe Biden and other Democratic leaders to do more to force a ceasefire in Gaza\u201d between Israel and Hamas, it said.<\/p>\n<p>Many feel the scenes of chaos brought by anti-Vietnam War protesters outside the convention in 1968 cost the Democrats the race.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OTD?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OTD<\/a> 1968, demonstrators &#038; Chicago police clashed at Grant Park during the Democratic National Convention. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/History?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#History<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xv34iVmi8R\">pic.twitter.com\/Xv34iVmi8R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Miller Center (@Miller_Center) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Miller_Center\/status\/902319891591577600?\">August 29, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cPresident Joe Biden\u2019s top advisers are all too aware the ghosts of 1968 may haunt their convention here,\u201d Politico\u2019s Jonathan Martin wrote Friday, \u201cbut they\u2019re grappling with a pair of more urgent and thoroughly modern-day challenges as summer nears: How far can they go in reprising their virtual 2020 convention to mitigate the threat of disruption inside the arena, and how will they navigate a rookie mayor who unabashedly sympathizes with protesters?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That was a reference to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, who recently said, \u201cIf there\u2019s any mayor that understands the value of protest and demonstration, it\u2019s me.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Will Trump win in November?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Martin continued, \u201cTrumpeting the success of their Covid-era convention four years ago, some in Biden\u2019s orbit are aggressively pushing to make the 2024 conclave a hybrid production. That would mean in-person speeches from the president, party luminaries and rising stars to draw television attention alongside a mix of pre-recorded testimonials and videos from other parts of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The goal would be to minimize the live programming risks.<\/p>\n<p>For example, Democrats might revive the pre-recorded delegation roll call from each state used in 2020 in part because it \u201cmeans one less opportunity for hot mic spontaneity, and therefore disruption.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there is one peep in that hall, the networks will be all over it,\u201d a convention planner told Politico.<\/p>\n<p>Another concern for Democratic strategists is the protesters\u2019 ability to infiltrate campaign events.<\/p>\n<p>For example, pro-Palestinian demonstrators made their way into Biden\u2019s glitzy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-protesters-disrupt-bidens-nyc-fundraiser-obama-bill-clinton-blood-hands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manhattan fundraiser<\/a> in March, featuring former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.<\/p>\n<p>One yelled at the Radio City Music Hall event, \u201cShame on you, Joe Biden! You are funding genocide in Palestine!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s blood on your hands!\u201d she screamed before security removed her.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING<\/p>\n<p>Hamas-lovers disrupt Biden-Obama-Clinton mega-donor event in NY. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BqlTtyzTt2\">pic.twitter.com\/BqlTtyzTt2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sebastian Gorka DrG (@SebGorka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SebGorka\/status\/1773529570467009013?\">March 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another demonstrator blew a whistle and held up a sign reading \u201cWar pig,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/03\/28\/us-news\/biden-holds-lavish-nyc-grassroots-fundraiser-with-obama-clinton-in-tow-tickets-going-for-up-to-500k\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Obama snapped at the protesters, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyeStats\/status\/1773520172424298855?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saying<\/a>, \u201cYou can\u2019t just talk, you have to listen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition, \u201chundreds\u201d of other anti-Israel demonstrators appeared outside taking part in what they called a \u201cFlood Manhattan for Gaza\u201d event, shouting \u201cFree, free Palestine!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOthers yelled \u2018F*** Joe Biden\u2019 and \u2018Genocide Joe has got to go!\u2019 and many waved Palestinian flags and held signs denouncing the president and the Democratic Party as \u2018war criminals,\u2019\u201d the Post said.<\/p>\n<p>MSNBC host Joe Scarborough sees the parallels to 1968.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can tell you the riots on college campuses, the riots at the Chicago convention in \u201968, all of those things moved my family from being Democrats their entire life to being Republicans,\u201d he<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/good-news-trump-2024-election-looking-like-1968-5-ways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> said<\/a> this month after police broke up an anti-Israel encampment on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember my parents asking, \u2018What in the world is going on in this country?\u2019\u201d Scarborough recounted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re offended by this, please, I\u2019m trying to help you. I don\u2019t want Donald Trump to get elected. Alright? I\u2019m trying to help you. If you\u2019re too stupid to figure that out, you can change to another channel because we\u2019re sorting through this as a country, and this is not helping,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Joe Scarborough Blasts MSNBC Viewers \u2018Too Stupid\u2019 To See Campus Protests Hurting Biden\u2019s Reelection: \u2018Change to Another Channel\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re offended by this, please, I\u2019m trying to help you. I don\u2019t want Donald Trump to get elected. All right? I\u2019m trying to help you. If you\u2019re\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z853QIZicj\">pic.twitter.com\/z853QIZicj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KanekoaTheGreat\/status\/1786052418578616489?\">May 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/biden-needs-to-learn-from-the-democrats-disaster-in-68-9024144a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> recently ran a story headlined, \u201cBiden Needs to Learn From the Democrats\u2019 Disaster in \u201968.\u201d In that election, Republican Richard Nixon defeated Democrat Hubert Humphrey.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump is positioning himself, much as Nixon did in 1968, as the law-and-order candidate.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, the presumptive GOP nominee is staking the \u201creturn to normalcy\u201d ground that Biden was able to successfully occupy in 2020 while running a mostly virtual campaign, Marc Theissen noted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2024\/05\/09\/trump-win-normalcy-candidate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The problem for Biden is that the past three-and-a-half years have taken away his \u201cgrass is greener\u201d argument.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/04\/28\/politics\/cnn-poll-trump-biden-matchup\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN poll<\/a> published late last month found 55 percent of Americans saw Trump\u2019s presidency as a success compared with 44 percent who saw it as a failure.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, 61 percent viewed Biden\u2019s presidency as a failure, while just 39 percent said it has been a success.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no wonder that Democrats are trying to bring back what worked for them in 2020, with at least a partial virtual convention.<\/p>\n<p>But American voters are savvier than that and won\u2019t be fooled twice.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"after-article-tags\">\n<p>  Tags:<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/2020-election\/\" rel=\"tag\">2020 election<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/2024-election\/\" rel=\"tag\">2024 election<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/chicago\/\" rel=\"tag\">Chicago<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/democratic-convention\/\" rel=\"tag\">Democratic convention<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" rel=\"tag\">Democratic Party<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" rel=\"tag\">Democrats<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"tag\">Donald Trump<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/israel\/\" rel=\"tag\">Israel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" rel=\"tag\">Joe Biden<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/palestinians\/\" rel=\"tag\">Palestinians<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/politics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Politics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/protests\/\" rel=\"tag\">Protests<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44657\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44657\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44657\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44657\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44657\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Randy DeSoto has written more than 3,000 articles for The Western Journal since he joined the company in 2015. He is a graduate of West Point and Regent University School of Law. He is the author of the book &#8220;We Hold These Truths&#8221; and screenwriter of the political documentary &#8220;I Want Your Money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania <\/p>\n<p>  Nationality <\/p>\n<p>  American <\/p>\n<p>  Honors\/Awards <\/p>\n<p>  Graduated dean&#8217;s list from West Point <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  United States Military Academy at West Point, Regent University School of Law <\/p>\n<p>  Books Written <\/p>\n<p>  We Hold These Truths <\/p>\n<p>  Professional Memberships <\/p>\n<p>  Virginia and Pennsylvania state bars <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  Phoenix, Arizona <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Entertainment, Faith <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats may host a virtual segment of their convention to avoid a recap of the tumultuous 1968 Chicago event, as per Politico Magazine. 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