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Lindsey Graham's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Government Operations

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Vote Smart displays all known interest group ratings for each candidate and official, regardless of issue or bias.

Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issue concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.

With rare exceptions, Vote Smart displays interest group ratings as a 0-100 percentage. While many interest groups use percentages as ratings to begin with, please note that Vote Smart has translated some ratings to a percentage from a different rating system for consistency and ease in understanding. Please visit the group's website, email us at ratings@votesmart.org or call our Voter Information Hotline at 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.

0%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
7%
2017-2018
7%
2017-2018
0%
2016
0%
2016
79%
2022
89%
2020
33%
2019
50%
2018
81%
2017
58%
2016
85%
2016
86%
2015
85%
2014
77%
2013
89%
2011
94%
2010
91%
2009
84%
2009
77%
2008
84%
2008
87%
2007
87%
2005-2006
87%
2005
73%
2004
88%
2003
83%
2002
78%
2001
82%
2000
80%
1999
82%
1998
75%
1997
77%
1996
86%
1995
25%
2022
20%
2021
0%
2020
100%
2018
25%
2017
60%
2016
100%
2015
88%
2014
58%
2013
50%
2012
64%
2011
61%
2024
61%
2024
62%
2023
62%
2023
33%
2023
33%
2023
100%
2022
100%
2022
79%
2021
79%
2021
40%
2020
40%
2020
38%
2018
38%
2018
70%
2017
70%
2017
50%
2016
50%
2016
14%
2015
14%
2015
58%
2014
58%
2014
52%
2013
52%
2013
77%
2012
77%
2012
72%
2011
72%
2011
96%
2010
96%
2010
77%
2009
77%
2009
50%
2008
50%
2008
75%
2007
75%
2007
92%
2006
92%
2006
88%
2005
88%
2005
86%
2003-2004
86%
2003-2004
80%
2001-2002
80%
2001-2002
0%
2013
39%
2019-2020
39%
2019-2020
33%
2019
33%
2019
69%
2017-2018
69%
2017-2018
57%
2015-2016
57%
2015-2016
64%
2015
64%
2015
54%
2013-2014
54%
2013-2014
25%
2011-2012
25%
2011-2012
39%
2009-2010
39%
2009-2010
71%
2007-2008
71%
2007-2008
35%
2005-2006
35%
2005-2006
41%
2003-2004
41%
2003-2004
50%
1993-2018
50%
1993-2018
43%
1993-2014
43%
1993-2014
0%
2023-2024
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