As pro-Palestinian demonstrations escalate on college campuses around the country, critics of President Joe Biden 's handling of the Israel-Hamas war suggest this summer's Democratic National Convention could be hit by protests and scenes of chaos that undermine his reelection campaign.
A protester is hit with a baton by a police officer at UC San Diego, May 6, 2024, in San Diego.
“The DNC is likely to become a flashpoint because these movements are going to continue to escalate,” said Joseph Geevarghese, executive director of the progressive activist group Our Revolution. “I can see a replay of 1968, unless the administration does a course correction.
“We can go to the White House at any given moment scream our lungs out, but what’s going to change?” asked Raf Hawa, 25, a student protester at George Washington University in Washington. “The universities, their goal is to listen and to understand.” “People are only growing angrier,” Mijana said, adding, “I think that’s wishful thinking on their part to think this will go away. Our coalition’s not going to let it go away. We’re going to keep pushing.”
“The divisions in the country were profound in ’68 in a way they are not now,” said Wilentz, who has advised Biden during his presidency. “When the country looks to Chicago this August, the unity and excitement of Democrats will stand in stark contrast to the chaos and extremism stewing in the GOP,” said Matt Hill, a spokesperson for the Democratic National Convention.
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