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Jim Inhofe's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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2002
7%
2013
95%
2013
95%
2013
0%
2013
13%
2013
13%
2013
0%
2013
93%
2013
93%
2013
86%
2013
86%
2013
91%
2012
91%
2012
20%
2012
20%
2012
79%
2012
79%
2012
82%
2012
82%
2012
15%
2012
15%
2012
85%
2012
85%
2012
8%
2012
15%
2012
15%
2012
89%
2011
89%
2011
85%
2011
85%
2011
0%
2011
13%
2011
13%
2011
86%
2011
86%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2011
14%
2011
14%
2011
12%
2011
12%
2011
74%
2010
74%
2010
83%
2010
83%
2010
0%
2010
17%
2010
17%
2010
72%
2010
72%
2010
0%
2010
79%
2010
79%
2010
25%
2010
25%
2010
0%
2009
0%
2009
4%
2009
96%
2009
96%
2009
0%
2009
97%
2009
97%
2009
94%
2009
94%
2009
84%
2009
84%
2009
9%
2008
9%
2008
90.7%
2008
90.7%
2008
0%
2008
79%
2008
79%
2008
0%
2008
90%
2008
90%
2008
84%
2008
84%
2008
86.7%
2007
86.7%
2007
13.3%
2007
13.3%
2007
91%
2007
91%
2007
28%
2007
28%
2007
93%
2007
93%
2007
70%
2007
70%
2007
6%
2007
0%
2007
89.3%
2006
89.3%
2006
80%
2006
80%
2006
18%
2006
18%
2006
92%
2006
92%
2006
82%
2006
82%
2006
0%
2006
10.7%
2006
10.7%
2006
0%
2006
6%
2005
64%
2005
64%
2005
0%
2005
90%
2005
90%
2005
74%
2005
74%
2005
23%
2005
23%
2005
83%
2005
83%
2005
17%
2005
17%
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0%
2004
67%
2004
67%
2004
0%
2004
84%
2004
84%
2004
82%
2004
82%
2004
17%
2004
17%
2004
71%
2003
71%
2003
25%
2003
25%
2003
75%
2003
75%
2003
68%
2003
68%
2003
0%
2003
22%
2003
22%
2003
59%
2003
59%
2003
27%
2003
27%
2003
80%
2002
80%
2002
18%
2002
18%
2002
76%
2002
76%
2002
62%
2002
62%
2002
0%
2002
83%
2002
83%
2002
0%
2002
17%
2002
17%
2002
79%
2001
79%
2001
77%
2001
77%
2001
0%
2001
54%
2001
54%
2001
36%
2001
36%
2001
17%
2001
17%
2001
86%
2000
86%
2000
80%
2000
80%
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0%
2000
0%
2000
19%
2000
19%
2000
95%
2000
95%
2000
94%
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94%
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97%
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97%
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0%
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0%
1999
71%
1999
71%
1999
26%
1999
26%
1999
88%
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88%
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0%
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88%
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88%
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0%
1998
0%
1998
88%
1998
88%
1998
74%
1996
74%
1996
72%
1996
72%
1996
0%
1996
0%
1996
0%
1996
94%
1996
94%
1996
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