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Our Presidential Primary System is An Accident

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1968 Democratic Convention and the Division over Vietnam War

This chapter discusses the intense division within the Democratic Party during the 1968 Democratic convention over the war in Vietnam. It highlights the clashes between delegates supporting President Johnson and those urging the party to repudiate the war. The chapter also mentions the famous speeches denouncing the violence in Chicago and drawing parallels to the situation in Vietnam.

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