Question

After Adlai Stevenson surprisingly allowed the party to decide his running mate at the 1956 DNC, a congressman from this state presiding over the DNC swung it away from John F. Kennedy and towards Estes Kefauver. In 1960, (15[1])JFK gave a speech in this state to a group of Protestant ministers, (15[1])warning “[t]oday I may be the victim, but tomorrow it may be you,” (-5[1])defusing controversy over his Catholicism. (15[2]-5[1])The day JFK won the Democratic nomination, he allied with the (*) Speaker of the House from this state, Sam Rayburn. (10[10])In response to an incredibly petty feud involving progressive senator Ralph Yarborough, JFK embarked on a unity tour of this state where he sat with governor John Connally in a motorcade. (10[3])For (10[1])10 (10[1])points, name this state where JFK was assassinated. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Texas
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Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%33%17%80.17
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%33%0%81.33
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%33%0%91.67
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y3100%0%33%99.00
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Jerry VinokurovMaryland B-OSU8810
Drew JensenPurdueWUSTL8810
Beni KeownNorthwesternMichigan8810
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