Tossup

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, (-5[1])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.” (10[3])In this election year, NAFTA-opposed candidate Ross Perot (10[1])(“puh-ROH”) received nineteen million votes. For (-5[1])10 points, name this year (10[1])in which incumbent George H. W. Bush lost to Bill Clinton. ■END■ (10[1])

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


Summary

TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
Northern CaliforniaUS4100%25%75.75
Southern CaliforniaUS771%71%96.40
Eastern Canada (1)US560%40%103.67
Eastern Canada (2)US978%22%81.14
FloridaUS450%25%69.00
Great LakesUS1283%33%76.90
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS989%22%69.88
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS10100%10%67.60
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS2100%50%67.50
MidwestUS989%44%72.88
NorthUS4100%25%86.25
NortheastUS1191%36%73.80
PacificUS8100%63%94.13
SoutheastUS1392%23%77.42
Upstate NYUS6100%33%84.33