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John Spratt, Jr.'s Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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33%
2010
33%
2010
66%
2010
66%
2010
42%
2010
42%
2010
55%
2010
55%
2010
44%
2010
44%
2010
41%
2010
41%
2010
54%
2010
54%
2010
68%
2009
68%
2009
67%
2009
67%
2009
31%
2009
31%
2009
36%
2009
36%
2009
30%
2009
30%
2009
54%
2009
54%
2009
43%
2009
43%
2009
64%
2009
64%
2009
71%
2008
71%
2008
32.2%
2008
32.2%
2008
68%
2008
68%
2008
34%
2008
34%
2008
62%
2008
62%
2008
25%
2008
25%
2008
65%
2008
65%
2008
32%
2008
32%
2008
22%
2007
22%
2007
36.3%
2007
36.3%
2007
63.7%
2007
63.7%
2007
43%
2007
43%
2007
56%
2007
56%
2007
77%
2007
77%
2007
43%
2007
43%
2007
57%
2007
57%
2007
42%
2006
42%
2006
44%
2006
44%
2006
28%
2006
28%
2006
56%
2006
56%
2006
71%
2006
71%
2006
38.3%
2006
38.3%
2006
61.7%
2006
61.7%
2006
57%
2006
57%
2006
58%
2005
58%
2005
41%
2005
41%
2005
36%
2005
36%
2005
72%
2005
72%
2005
65%
2005
65%
2005
35%
2005
35%
2005
26%
2005
26%
2005
63%
2005
63%
2005
36%
2004
36%
2004
62%
2004
62%
2004
37%
2004
37%
2004
59%
2004
59%
2004
40%
2004
40%
2004
63%
2004
63%
2004
75%
2003
75%
2003
35%
2003
35%
2003
65%
2003
65%
2003
30%
2003
30%
2003
70%
2003
70%
2003
25%
2003
25%
2003
30%
2003
30%
2003
70%
2003
70%
2003
35%
2002
35%
2002
58%
2002
58%
2002
33%
2002
33%
2002
20%
2002
20%
2002
77%
2002
77%
2002
42%
2002
42%
2002
63%
2002
63%
2002
67%
2002
67%
2002
45%
2001
45%
2001
36%
2001
36%
2001
54%
2001
54%
2001
41%
2001
41%
2001
56%
2001
56%
2001
65%
2001
65%
2001
41%
2000
41%
2000
58%
2000
58%
2000
63%
2000
63%
2000
58%
2000
58%
2000
36%
2000
36%
2000
42%
2000
42%
2000
36%
1999
36%
1999
39%
1999
39%
1999
70%
1999
70%
1999
61%
1999
61%
1999
64%
1999
64%
1999
30%
1999
30%
1999
40%
1998
40%
1998
60%
1998
60%
1998
34%
1998
34%
1998
30%
1998
30%
1998
64%
1998
64%
1998
69%
1998
69%
1998
70%
1996
70%
1996
64%
1996
64%
1996
35%
1996
35%
1996
63%
1996
63%
1996
29%
1996
29%
1996
36%
1996
36%
1996
100%
2003
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