Humphrey said afterward, to lose to Nixon, no heart, no soul . . . The riots outside the convention hall in Chicago, where the dems were, probably didn't help. After this election, however, no democrat had to answer for the Vietnam War. Somehow losing this election exempted all democrat politicians for the war and its outcome. It became Nixon's War, though his campaign slogan was, if I can't get us out of Vietnam in 4 years, I shouldn't be re-elected. He didn't and he was.
