The statement that best describes the Democratic Party heading into the election of 1968 is "deeply divided."
The Democratic party was deeply divided in 1968 and elections were coming soon. They held their Democratic Convention in Chicago on August 26-29 in Chicago, Illinois. They were at the National Amphitheater to nominate a candidate when thousands of people gathered in the streets of Chicago to protest against the Vietnam War and the political situation in the United States. People lost control of the protests and the Chicago police department had to send policemen to control the riot.
