Edited sentence: After the violence had stopped, it became clear that a more representative approach was necessary.During the 1960 Democratic nomination only 18% of John F Kennedy's votes came directly from presidential primaries.In response to such accussions and his policy on America's war in Vietnam massive protests occurred at the Democratic Party's national convention.Most votes at the time, instead, were choosen in private meeting between regional party boses.The commission can be viewed through the lens of the expanding scope of american goverment.The failures of this system became acute when, in 1968, the party selected Hubert Humphrey who had not won a single presidential primary.Thus, cynics could claim Humphrey was not representive of the populations view