2001: A Force to Reckon With
Jonathan Schell:Power, as the founders of this country well knew, is a mighty temptation. Money is another. Put the two together, and you have a force to reckon with.
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The Bitter Legacy of LBJ
Carey McWilliams:It was a rigged convention, and the Chicago police were spoiling for a fight.
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2004: GOP Convention's Looney Tunes
Robert Scheer:Good sizzle can always sell a lousy steak.
Convention Coverage
1988
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A Charismatic Candidate
The Editors : People Archive
Flawed and flamboyant, the charismatic Jesse Jackson wasn't the perfect candidate, but his idealism led The Nation to endorse his bid for the White House.
1984
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The Left, The Democrats & the Future
Andrew Kopkind & Alexander Cockburn : History Archive
Democrats seek the center--and lose their moorings.
1972
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The Foregone Convention
Robert Sherrill : History Archive
George McGovern carried the day, but the passion was provided by Ted Kennedy.
1968
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The Hilton Hotel Incident
While the whole world was watching, this is what Chicago's finest did.
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The Bitter Legacy of LBJ
Carey McWilliams : History Archive
It was a rigged convention, and the Chicago police were spoiling for a fight.
1932
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The Democratic Trough at Chicago
Oswald Garrison Villard : History Archive
As they nominated FDR, Democratic conventioneers were more interested in grandstanding against prohibition than facing the nation's economic crisis.
1921
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Alice Paul Pulls the Strings
Freda Kirchwey : People Archive
At the National Women's Party convention, party leaders spurned black women who sought to be included in the suffragist agenda.
1908
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The First Denver Convention
When Democrats nominated William Jennings Bryan as their presidential candidate, The Nation was skeptical.
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