Question
In a speech to the John Randolph Club, Murray Rothbard argued that this politician could “break the clock of social democracy.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this politician who claimed the greatest ideological vacuum was “to the right of Reagan.” In a 1992 speech, this politician outlined a conflict “for the soul of America.”
ANSWER: Pat Buchanan [or Patrick Joseph Buchanan]
[10h] This journalist used the term “speech tartare” to describe a Buchanan speech recalling meetings at the James Paper Mill. Walter Cronkite said “I think we got a bunch of thugs here” after this journalist was punched in the stomach.
ANSWER: Dan Rather [or Daniel Irvin Rather Jr.]
[10e] Buchanan evoked “prophets of doom” in a speech given at this president’s nominating convention. At an RNC, this president stated, “Read my lips: no new taxes.”
ANSWER: George H. W. Bush [or George Herbert Walker Bush; or George Bush Sr.; or Bush 41; prompt on Bush; reject “George W. Bush”]
<Minnesota A, American History>
Summary
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | Y | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Northeast | 2025-02-01 | Y | 4 | 12.50 | 75% | 25% | 25% |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| Pacific Northwest | 2025-02-01 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | Y | 9 | 11.11 | 100% | 11% | 0% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | Y | 7 | 14.29 | 100% | 29% | 14% |
Data
| Brown A | Brandeis B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Harvard A | MIT A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Tufts A | Harvard B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| UMass Boston | BU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |