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Rob Andrews' Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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81%
2013
81%
2013
13%
2013
13%
2013
85%
2013
85%
2013
20%
2013
20%
2013
35%
2013
35%
2013
65%
2013
65%
2013
9%
2013
71%
2012
71%
2012
26%
2012
26%
2012
27%
2012
27%
2012
72%
2012
72%
2012
27%
2012
27%
2012
22%
2012
22%
2012
77%
2012
77%
2012
74%
2012
74%
2012
73%
2011
73%
2011
33%
2011
33%
2011
74%
2011
74%
2011
27%
2011
27%
2011
80%
2011
80%
2011
27%
2011
27%
2011
20%
2011
20%
2011
64%
2011
64%
2011
62%
2010
62%
2010
27%
2010
27%
2010
86%
2010
86%
2010
73%
2010
73%
2010
28%
2010
28%
2010
71%
2010
71%
2010
13%
2010
13%
2010
38%
2010
38%
2010
11%
2009
11%
2009
70%
2009
70%
2009
24%
2009
24%
2009
84%
2009
84%
2009
14%
2009
14%
2009
82%
2009
82%
2009
81%
2009
81%
2009
19%
2009
19%
2009
82%
2008
82%
2008
77%
2008
77%
2008
23%
2008
23%
2008
0%
2008
75%
2007
75%
2007
23.8%
2007
23.8%
2007
25%
2007
25%
2007
76.2%
2007
76.2%
2007
37%
2007
37%
2007
0%
2007
82%
2007
82%
2007
62%
2007
62%
2007
24.8%
2006
24.8%
2006
75.2%
2006
75.2%
2006
66%
2006
66%
2006
23%
2006
23%
2006
33%
2006
33%
2006
17%
2006
17%
2006
76%
2006
76%
2006
82%
2006
82%
2006
23%
2005
23%
2005
77%
2005
77%
2005
68%
2005
68%
2005
26%
2005
26%
2005
74%
2005
74%
2005
73%
2005
73%
2005
31%
2005
31%
2005
27%
2005
27%
2005
14%
2004
14%
2004
78%
2004
78%
2004
22%
2004
22%
2004
62%
2004
62%
2004
85%
2004
85%
2004
36%
2004
36%
2004
24%
2003
24%
2003
74%
2003
74%
2003
75%
2003
75%
2003
32%
2003
32%
2003
78%
2003
78%
2003
66%
2003
66%
2003
20%
2003
20%
2003
26%
2003
26%
2003
67%
2002
67%
2002
26%
2002
26%
2002
35%
2002
35%
2002
64%
2002
64%
2002
33%
2002
33%
2002
62%
2002
62%
2002
74%
2002
74%
2002
36%
2002
36%
2002
41%
2001
41%
2001
40%
2001
40%
2001
74%
2001
74%
2001
56%
2001
56%
2001
23%
2001
23%
2001
60%
2001
60%
2001
49%
2000
49%
2000
66%
2000
66%
2000
33%
2000
33%
2000
29%
2000
29%
2000
49%
2000
49%
2000
70%
2000
70%
2000
71%
1999
71%
1999
44%
1999
44%
1999
28%
1999
28%
1999
36%
1999
36%
1999
55%
1999
55%
1999
64%
1999
64%
1999
55%
1998
55%
1998
44%
1998
44%
1998
63%
1998
63%
1998
28%
1998
28%
1998
36%
1998
36%
1998
70%
1998
70%
1998
27%
1996
27%
1996
52%
1996
52%
1996
33%
1996
33%
1996
72%
1996
72%
1996
47%
1996
47%
1996
65%
1996
65%
1996
100%
2003
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