S013 Peace Plank

street theater

Draw two delegate cubes (randomly - they may be red or blue) from the Delegate Bag. Place one on the Delegate Track, then return the other to the bag.

Lawrence O'Donnell. Playing With Fire - The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics (2017)

Ohio Congressman John Gilligan, who was running for the Senate, believed that a “Peace Plank” would help Humphrey in that at least some of the delegates that supported McCarthy might switch, which would be the best chance for party unity. Gilligan and other anti-war Democrats lined up a high-profile coalition in support of the Peace Plank. To become part of the platform, the Peace Plank would have to look-and-sound more Establishment than Insurgent (e.g. avoid criticizing LBJ), which was a lot to ask of McCarthy and his supporters.