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Jack Reed's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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100%
2002
73%
2013
73%
2013
71%
2013
71%
2013
17%
2013
17%
2013
0%
2013
0%
2013
83%
2013
83%
2013
75%
2013
75%
2013
68%
2012
68%
2012
15%
2012
15%
2012
85%
2012
85%
2012
19%
2012
19%
2012
0%
2012
0%
2012
95%
2012
95%
2012
64%
2012
64%
2012
62%
2011
62%
2011
88%
2011
88%
2011
48%
2011
48%
2011
12%
2011
12%
2011
35%
2011
35%
2011
22%
2011
22%
2011
78%
2011
78%
2011
52%
2011
52%
2011
47%
2010
47%
2010
19%
2010
19%
2010
65%
2010
65%
2010
81%
2010
81%
2010
12%
2010
12%
2010
85%
2010
85%
2010
0%
2010
0%
2010
12%
2009
12%
2009
88%
2009
88%
2009
88%
2009
88%
2009
55%
2009
55%
2009
85%
2009
85%
2009
0%
2009
0%
2009
0%
2009
92%
2008
92%
2008
8.5%
2008
8.5%
2008
0%
2008
0%
2008
91%
2008
91%
2008
13%
2008
13%
2008
77%
2008
77%
2008
94%
2008
94%
2008
0%
2007
16.5%
2007
16.5%
2007
15%
2007
15%
2007
83.5%
2007
83.5%
2007
30%
2007
30%
2007
84%
2007
84%
2007
94%
2007
94%
2007
68%
2007
68%
2007
87%
2006
87%
2006
8.7%
2006
8.7%
2006
0%
2006
8%
2006
88%
2006
88%
2006
89%
2006
89%
2006
8%
2006
91.3%
2006
91.3%
2006
0%
2005
95%
2005
95%
2005
92%
2005
92%
2005
6%
2005
5%
2005
90%
2005
90%
2005
0%
2005
95%
2005
95%
2005
95%
2004
95%
2004
79%
2004
79%
2004
1%
2004
82%
2004
82%
2004
0%
2004
13%
2004
13%
2004
85%
2003
85%
2003
90%
2003
90%
2003
0%
2003
0%
2003
93%
2003
93%
2003
5%
2003
95%
2003
95%
2003
0%
2003
0%
2002
82%
2002
82%
2002
92%
2002
92%
2002
85%
2002
85%
2002
33%
2002
33%
2002
0%
2002
95%
2002
95%
2002
12%
2002
12%
2002
87%
2001
87%
2001
8%
2001
3%
2001
93%
2001
93%
2001
0%
2001
81%
2001
81%
2001
0%
2000
72%
2000
72%
2000
0%
2000
96%
2000
96%
2000
79%
2000
79%
2000
15%
2000
15%
2000
13%
1999
13%
1999
88%
1999
88%
1999
78%
1999
78%
1999
13%
1999
13%
1999
44%
1999
44%
1999
84%
1999
84%
1999
27%
1998
27%
1998
83%
1998
83%
1998
10%
1998
10%
1998
0%
1998
74%
1998
74%
1998
65%
1998
65%
1998
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