COLUMN: Remembering 1968 & Why It Matters in 2024

Remembering 1968 and Why It Matters For Biden Vs. Trump in 2024 There are similarities—and of course, many differences—from the election year of 1968 and this election year of 2024: The Democratic National Convention took place in Chicago in 1968; the Democratic National Convention returns to Chicago in 2024. Both years feature an RFK for President campaign. Robert F. Kennedy ran in the Democratic primaries in 1968; his oldest son, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is running as an independent in 2024. Polls in 1968 predicted a close general election race between Democratic nominee Hubert Humphrey and Republican nominee Richard Nixon; polls in 2024 are predicting a close general election race, especially with the all-important electoral college map, between Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump.& Even the dates on the calendar are exactly the same, with Election Day occurring on Tuesday, November 5 in each year. We know about the historic events of 1968: An unpopular President Johnson announced that he would not seek reelection on March 31; four days later on April 4, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis; two months later in June, Kennedy was shot to death in Los Angeles after winning the...