Hubert Humphrey's narrow defeat in 1968 was due, in part, to:

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Hubert Humphrey's narrow defeat in the 1968 presidential election was influenced by several factors, but among the choices given, the violence at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago is the most directly related. The televised images of chaos and violence at the convention, where police clashed with antiwar protesters, damaged the public's perception of the Democratic Party, thereby affecting Humphrey's campaign negatively. Humphrey was not notably conservative on race issues; in fact, he was a proponent of civil rights. Richard Nixon, not Humphrey, campaigned on a promise to end the war in Vietnam, which appealed to a war-weary electorate. The antiwar movement did not support Nixon; it was largely critical of him, especially given his later expansion of the war into Cambodia.

Hubert Humphrey's Narrow Defeat in 1968 Was Due, in Part