Round 9: Tossup 3

A presumptive frontrunner in this election year decided against running after leaving a plane in Albany on the tarmac. A candidate in this election year publicly condemned rapper Sister Souljah at an event with Jesse Jackson. During this election year’s Republican National Convention, a speech describing a “cultural war” (-5[1])for the “soul of America” was given by primary challenger Pat Buchanan. This election year’s winning candidate ran with a (10[1])reminder to focus on “the economy, stupid.” (-5[2])In this election year, NAFTA-opposed candidate Ross Perot (-5[1])(“puh-ROH”) received nineteen million votes. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this year in which incumbent George H. W. Bush (10[1])lost to Bill Clinton. (10[1])■END■ (10[2]0[2])

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