Question

A candidate in this election lost momentum after being targeted with the forged “Canuck letter.” (10[2])A faithless elector in this election voted for the Libertarian Party’s (10[1])first candidate, John Hospers. Because of his history of depression, this election’s nominee Thomas Eagleton (-5[1])was replaced by Sargent Shriver. (-5[1])Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward (10[1])documented their (10[1])investigations of this election’s winning campaign (10[1])in the book All the President’s (-5[1])Men. In this election, Massachusetts was the only state won by the Democratic nominee, George McGovern. For 10 points, Richard Nixon was re-elected in what election, the subject of the Watergate scandal? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: 1972 US Presidential election [accept 1972 presidential primaries; prompt on ‘72]
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY978%0%22%53.71
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%13%65.13
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY683%0%33%59.60
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%17%58.08
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY989%0%44%77.13
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%54.40
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY989%0%22%68.75
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY989%0%33%50.88

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Aneesh ShrotriyaPurdue BChicago B1410
Benny FeldmanChicago AIowa A1410
Quinn WhitlowIllinois DIllinois C2510
Noah McRedmondNotre Dame BPurdue A40-5
Theodor MartinWashU BIowa B45-5
Conner YamnitzWashU APurdue C5010
Jiping FangIllinois ANorthwestern A5210
Jonah HubertNotre Dame ANotre Dame C5810
Trenton BurgessIndianaIllinois B64-5
Nitin MurthyPurdue ANotre Dame B9710
Abigail ZimmermanIowa BWashU B9710