1992 - Eastern Canada (1)

Round 10: 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 (-5[1])election year’s Republican National Convention, a speech describing a “cultural war” for the “soul of America” was given by primary challenger Pat Buchanan. This election year’s winning candidate ran with a reminder to focus on “the economy, stupid.” In this election year, NAFTA-opposed candidate Ross Perot (“puh-ROH”) received nineteen million votes. For 10 points, name this year in which incumbent George H. W. Bush lost (10[1])to (-5[1])Bill Clinton. ■END■ (10[2]0[3])

ANSWER: 1992 [accept 1992 United States presidential election; accept 1992 Democratic primary; prompt on 92]

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= Average correct buzzpoint

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzzpoint	Value
Aedan Cooper	Ottawa A	Ottawa B	37	-5
Malcolm Meyn	McGill C	McGill A	101	10
Neela Perceval-Maxwell	McGill E	Carleton A	102	-5
Alden Thompson	Carleton A	McGill E	105	0
Devito Stevanus	McGill B	Ottawa D	105	10
Anjali Rao	Ottawa B	Ottawa A	105	10
Valerie Brown	Carleton B	Ottawa C	105	0
Charlie Rickards	Ottawa C	Carleton B	105	0

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Match	Heard	Conv. %	Neg %	Avg. Buzz
Northern California	Main	✓	4	100%	25%	75.75
Southern California	Main	✓	7	71%	71%	96.40
Eastern Canada (1)	Main	✓	5	60%	40%	103.67
Eastern Canada (2)	Main	✓	9	78%	22%	81.14
Florida	Main	✓	4	50%	25%	69.00
Great Lakes	Main	✓	12	83%	33%	76.90
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main	✓	9	89%	22%	69.88
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	✓	10	100%	10%	67.60
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	✓	2	100%	50%	67.50
Midwest	Main	✓	9	89%	44%	72.88
North	Main	✓	4	100%	25%	86.25
Northeast	Main	✓	11	91%	36%	73.80
Pacific	Main	✓	8	100%	63%	94.13
South Central	Main	✓	7	71%	43%	85.60
Southeast	Main	✓	13	92%	23%	77.42
Upstate NY	Main	✓	5	100%	40%	86.20