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Sandy Levin's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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28%
2013
28%
2013
74%
2013
74%
2013
19%
2013
19%
2013
80%
2013
80%
2013
71%
2013
71%
2013
69%
2013
69%
2013
26%
2013
26%
2013
22%
2012
22%
2012
78%
2012
78%
2012
71%
2012
71%
2012
19%
2012
19%
2012
15%
2012
15%
2012
27%
2012
27%
2012
81%
2012
81%
2012
79%
2012
79%
2012
72%
2011
72%
2011
67%
2011
67%
2011
26%
2011
26%
2011
74%
2011
74%
2011
28%
2011
28%
2011
27%
2011
27%
2011
32%
2011
32%
2011
73%
2011
73%
2011
88%
2010
88%
2010
10%
2010
10%
2010
20%
2010
20%
2010
82%
2010
82%
2010
81%
2010
81%
2010
29%
2010
29%
2010
66%
2010
66%
2010
14%
2010
14%
2010
72%
2009
72%
2009
78%
2009
78%
2009
17%
2009
17%
2009
26%
2009
26%
2009
20%
2009
20%
2009
80%
2009
80%
2009
78%
2009
78%
2009
22%
2009
22%
2009
70%
2008
70%
2008
82%
2008
82%
2008
0%
2008
0%
2008
85%
2008
85%
2008
85%
2008
85%
2008
25%
2008
25%
2008
14.7%
2008
14.7%
2008
69%
2007
69%
2007
32.2%
2007
32.2%
2007
67.8%
2007
67.8%
2007
33%
2007
33%
2007
29%
2007
29%
2007
33%
2007
33%
2007
66%
2007
66%
2007
67%
2007
67%
2007
77%
2006
77%
2006
23%
2006
23%
2006
11%
2006
11%
2006
19.2%
2006
19.2%
2006
80.8%
2006
80.8%
2006
20%
2006
20%
2006
86%
2006
86%
2006
76%
2006
76%
2006
24%
2005
24%
2005
14%
2005
14%
2005
22%
2005
22%
2005
77%
2005
77%
2005
80%
2005
80%
2005
20%
2005
20%
2005
75%
2005
75%
2005
86%
2005
86%
2005
79%
2004
79%
2004
20%
2004
20%
2004
76%
2004
76%
2004
23%
2004
23%
2004
13%
2004
13%
2004
87%
2004
87%
2004
81%
2003
81%
2003
18%
2003
18%
2003
32%
2003
32%
2003
24%
2003
24%
2003
76%
2003
76%
2003
20%
2003
20%
2003
78%
2003
78%
2003
66%
2003
66%
2003
82%
2002
82%
2002
76%
2002
76%
2002
21%
2002
21%
2002
19%
2002
19%
2002
17%
2002
17%
2002
23%
2002
23%
2002
74%
2002
74%
2002
79%
2002
79%
2002
11%
2001
11%
2001
12%
2001
12%
2001
86%
2001
86%
2001
88%
2001
88%
2001
83%
2001
83%
2001
11%
2001
11%
2001
21%
2000
21%
2000
6%
2000
78%
2000
78%
2000
77%
2000
77%
2000
91%
2000
91%
2000
20%
2000
20%
2000
83%
1999
83%
1999
13%
1999
13%
1999
32%
1999
32%
1999
78%
1999
78%
1999
67%
1999
67%
1999
17%
1999
17%
1999
16%
1998
16%
1998
81%
1998
81%
1998
0%
1998
31%
1998
31%
1998
64%
1998
64%
1998
79%
1998
79%
1998
82%
1996
82%
1996
18%
1996
18%
1996
79%
1996
79%
1996
11%
1996
11%
1996
16%
1996
16%
1996
85%
1996
85%
1996
100%
2003
100%
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