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Bob Menendez's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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71%
2013
71%
2013
16%
2013
16%
2013
0%
2013
81%
2013
81%
2013
73%
2013
73%
2013
0%
2013
85%
2013
85%
2013
85%
2012
85%
2012
17%
2012
17%
2012
83%
2012
83%
2012
0%
2012
0%
2012
25%
2012
25%
2012
72%
2012
72%
2012
64%
2012
64%
2012
26%
2011
26%
2011
66%
2011
66%
2011
48%
2011
48%
2011
34%
2011
34%
2011
68%
2011
68%
2011
29%
2011
29%
2011
71%
2011
71%
2011
52%
2011
52%
2011
47%
2010
47%
2010
20%
2010
20%
2010
65%
2010
65%
2010
80%
2010
80%
2010
15%
2010
15%
2010
84%
2010
84%
2010
0%
2010
0%
2010
19%
2009
19%
2009
81%
2009
81%
2009
72%
2009
72%
2009
55%
2009
55%
2009
85%
2009
85%
2009
0%
2009
0%
2009
24%
2009
24%
2009
82%
2008
82%
2008
17.8%
2008
17.8%
2008
21%
2008
21%
2008
6%
2008
75%
2008
75%
2008
9%
2008
89%
2008
89%
2008
65%
2008
65%
2008
0%
2007
7.2%
2007
7.2%
2007
6%
2007
92.8%
2007
92.8%
2007
8%
2007
92%
2007
92%
2007
94%
2007
94%
2007
85%
2007
85%
2007
17.3%
2006
17.3%
2006
18%
2006
18%
2006
84%
2006
84%
2006
15%
2006
15%
2006
82.7%
2006
82.7%
2006
79%
2006
79%
2006
14%
2006
14%
2006
80%
2006
80%
2006
71%
2004
71%
2004
23%
2004
23%
2004
30%
2004
30%
2004
28%
2004
28%
2004
68%
2004
68%
2004
77%
2004
77%
2004
27%
2003
27%
2003
66%
2003
66%
2003
76%
2003
76%
2003
72%
2003
72%
2003
28%
2003
28%
2003
24%
2003
24%
2003
32%
2003
32%
2003
72%
2003
72%
2003
8%
2002
61%
2002
61%
2002
27%
2002
27%
2002
30%
2002
30%
2002
69%
2002
69%
2002
38%
2002
38%
2002
84%
2002
84%
2002
73%
2002
73%
2002
27%
2001
27%
2001
47%
2001
47%
2001
49%
2001
49%
2001
65%
2001
65%
2001
34%
2001
34%
2001
72%
2001
72%
2001
61%
2000
61%
2000
26%
2000
26%
2000
92%
2000
92%
2000
72%
2000
72%
2000
5%
2000
38%
2000
38%
2000
19%
1999
19%
1999
23%
1999
23%
1999
65%
1999
65%
1999
34%
1999
34%
1999
76%
1999
76%
1999
79%
1999
79%
1999
72%
1998
72%
1998
37%
1998
37%
1998
72%
1998
72%
1998
61%
1998
61%
1998
28%
1998
28%
1998
23%
1998
23%
1998
25%
1996
25%
1996
16%
1996
16%
1996
73%
1996
73%
1996
22%
1996
22%
1996
76%
1996
76%
1996
84%
1996
84%
1996
100%
2003
100%
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