Opposition to the Vietnam War divided the Democratic Party in 1968, with the older Democratic politicians such as Chicago Mayor Richard Daly lining up against the younger, more liberal Democrats who supported the ideals of assassinated presidential candidate Robert Kennedy. Moderate Sen Hubert Humphrey (MN) was the Democrats compromise candidate; he lost to Richard Nixon by less than 1.5% of the vote.
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