Question

At a national convention, this politician told his audience “Let’s grow up” to “take this party back” four years before declaring that “moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.” This presidential candidate was criticized (10[1])in his opponent’s statement that “we must either love each other or we must die.” This politician’s presidential nomination was supported with the “A Time for Choosing” speech. An attack against this politician cut (-5[1])from a close up of a girl’s eye to a nuclear explosion. (10[1]0[1]-5[1])The “Daisy Ad” (-5[1])targeted this politician who published The Conscience of a Conservative. For 10 points, what Arizona senator (10[1])lost to Lyndon B. Johnson (10[1])in the 1964 presidential election? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Barry Goldwater [or Barry Morris Goldwater]
<History - American History>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Miles Jaffee (DII)LehighNYU A3510
Ashish KumbhardareRowanNYU B69-5
Aidan Thompson (DII)FordhamColumbia A8110
Luke McCrory (DII)NYU BRowan810
Alex Shi (DII)Swarthmore BColumbia B81-5
Elias Ziyadeh (DII)PennSwarthmore A84-5
Daniel Shannon (DII)University of Delaware ANYU C10010
Frank Paz (DII)Swarthmore APenn10510
Andrew Yang (UG)Columbia BSwarthmore B11110

Summary

2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers)10/14/2023Y683%0%50%86.40