HOW'S YOUR POLITICAL I.Q.?

1. William F. Buckley, Jr. died February 27 at age 82. When Buckley ran for mayor of New York on the Conservative Party ticket in 1965, he lost to two candidates who both later went on to be mayor. Can you name them?

2. What was Buckley's famous promise about the first thing he would do if elected mayor?

3. Who was Buckley's campaign manager in that race?

4. Although he didn't become mayor, Buckley helped make the New York Conservative Party a political force. Who was the first Conservative Party candidate to win statewide office?

5. Who was the last Republican to win the governorship of New York without the Conservative Party ballot line?

1. Republican John V. Lindsay, mayor from 1965-73, and Democrat Abraham Bearne, mayor from 1973-77.

2. "Demand a recount."

3. His brother, James L. Buckley.

4. James Buckley, who was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1970 and served until '76.

5. Nelson Rockefeller in 1970.

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