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Vern Ehlers' Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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59%
2010
59%
2010
40%
2010
40%
2010
60%
2010
60%
2010
41%
2010
41%
2010
59%
2010
59%
2010
60%
2010
60%
2010
39%
2010
39%
2010
37%
2009
37%
2009
41%
2009
41%
2009
58%
2009
58%
2009
61%
2009
61%
2009
62%
2009
62%
2009
37%
2009
37%
2009
62%
2009
62%
2009
39%
2009
39%
2009
39%
2008
39%
2008
59.8%
2008
59.8%
2008
40%
2008
40%
2008
60%
2008
60%
2008
39%
2008
39%
2008
61%
2008
61%
2008
42%
2008
42%
2008
58%
2008
58%
2008
60%
2007
60%
2007
58.3%
2007
58.3%
2007
41.7%
2007
41.7%
2007
56%
2007
56%
2007
43%
2007
43%
2007
40%
2007
40%
2007
58%
2007
58%
2007
41%
2007
41%
2007
44%
2006
44%
2006
52%
2006
52%
2006
53%
2006
53%
2006
48%
2006
48%
2006
46%
2006
46%
2006
50%
2006
50%
2006
50%
2006
50%
2006
55%
2006
55%
2006
52%
2005
52%
2005
47%
2005
47%
2005
45%
2005
45%
2005
46%
2005
46%
2005
51%
2005
51%
2005
49%
2005
49%
2005
54%
2005
54%
2005
55%
2005
55%
2005
56%
2004
56%
2004
49%
2004
49%
2004
50%
2004
50%
2004
53%
2004
53%
2004
46%
2004
46%
2004
44%
2004
44%
2004
50%
2003
50%
2003
56%
2003
56%
2003
44%
2003
44%
2003
59%
2003
59%
2003
41%
2003
41%
2003
49%
2003
49%
2003
55%
2003
55%
2003
45%
2003
45%
2003
52%
2002
52%
2002
53%
2002
53%
2002
60%
2002
60%
2002
80%
2002
80%
2002
19%
2002
19%
2002
46%
2002
46%
2002
48%
2002
48%
2002
40%
2002
40%
2002
59%
2001
59%
2001
61%
2001
61%
2001
41%
2001
41%
2001
47%
2001
47%
2001
49%
2001
49%
2001
39%
2001
39%
2001
51%
2000
51%
2000
46%
2000
46%
2000
51%
2000
51%
2000
49%
2000
49%
2000
47%
2000
47%
2000
52%
2000
52%
2000
84%
1999
84%
1999
54%
1999
54%
1999
46%
1999
46%
1999
46%
1999
46%
1999
0%
1999
53%
1999
53%
1999
53%
1998
53%
1998
46%
1998
46%
1998
58%
1998
58%
1998
37%
1998
37%
1998
42%
1998
42%
1998
61%
1998
61%
1998
67%
1996
67%
1996
45%
1996
45%
1996
48%
1996
48%
1996
50%
1996
50%
1996
31%
1996
31%
1996
54%
1996
54%
1996
33%
2003
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