Question

A politician with this surname lost popularity when he slipped and fell during an attempted handshake at a rally in Chico. At one RNC, a politician with this surname asserted he would be “the bridge to a time of tranquility, faith and confidence in action.” A woman with this surname was the defendant in a 1987 Supreme Court case that upheld withholding highway funds to states with a drinking age below (15[1])21. That woman with this surname became the first female senator from (10[1])(*) North Carolina and served as (10[1])Reagan’s Secretary of (10[1])Transportation. A Republican politician with this surname had the Reform Party siphon off votes in an election in which he (10[1])ran on (10[1])a ticket with Jack Kemp. For 10 points, name this surname of a former Kansas Senator who lost the 1996 presidential election to Bill Clinton, Bob. (10[2])■END■

ANSWER: Dole [or Bob Dole; or Elizabeth Dole; or Robert Joseph Dole] (The case referenced is South Dakota v. Dole.)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Roan DowlingIowaMichigan A7115
Sam MacchiVassarMichigan C8310
Graham TroyNorth CarolinaWUSTL8810
Alan LeeCase WesternVassar9110
Andrew ZengStanfordIowa State11110
Roxanne TangOhio StateMichigan B11310
Teigue KellyPenn State AOhio13910
Leo TaoMichigan CPenn State B13910

Summary

2024 Booster Shot (Columbia)02/23/2024Y6100%17%17%115.50
2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo)02/23/2024Y4100%25%50%116.50
2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt)03/02/2024Y3100%0%0%137.33
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y7100%14%0%107.43
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y1100%0%0%83.00
2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL)03/09/2024Y3100%0%33%138.33