Question

A candidate in this election lost momentum after being targeted with the forged “Canuck letter.” A faithless elector in this election voted for the Libertarian Party’s first candidate, John Hospers. Because of his history of depression, this election’s (10[1])nominee Thomas (10[1])Eagleton was replaced by Sargent Shriver. (10[1])Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward documented their investigations of this election’s winning campaign in the book (10[1])All the President’s (-5[1])Men. In this election, Massachusetts was the only state won by the Democratic nominee, (-5[1])George McGovern. For 10 points, Richard (10[1])Nixon was re-elected in what election, (10[1])the subject of the Watergate scandal? ■END■ (10[2]0[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
Vedh Ramesh (DII)Penn A (DII)Penn B (DII)3710
Olin Bose (DII)Columbia A (UG)Columbia J (DII)3910
Theodore Farrell (UG)Fordham AMaryland A (DII)4510
Ishan Joshi (DII)Rutgers BLehigh A (UG)6110
Ben Spirtas (DII)Maryland B (DII)Bard A (UG)64-5
Zaid Asif (DII)NYU A (UG)Columbia B78-5
Claire Wilson (UG)Lehigh A (UG)Lehigh B (DII)8410
Ezra Greenhill (DII)Bard A (UG)Maryland B (DII)9010
Jack Stuhlman (DII)Lehigh B (DII)Princeton A (UG)970
Neilesh Shroti (UG)Columbia BNYU A (UG)9710
Sam Millenbach (DII)Rowan A (DII)NYU B9710
Sidhant Chaliha (DII)Princeton A (UG)Lehigh B (DII)970