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Sam Graves' Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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84%
2013
84%
2013
86%
2013
86%
2013
87%
2013
87%
2013
16%
2013
16%
2013
0%
2013
67%
2013
67%
2013
5%
2013
9%
2012
14%
2012
14%
2012
86%
2012
86%
2012
86%
2012
86%
2012
80%
2012
80%
2012
85%
2012
85%
2012
18%
2012
18%
2012
15%
2012
15%
2012
71%
2011
71%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2011
41%
2011
41%
2011
57%
2011
57%
2011
0%
2011
29%
2011
29%
2011
39%
2011
39%
2011
61%
2011
61%
2011
21%
2010
21%
2010
0%
2010
79%
2010
79%
2010
70%
2010
70%
2010
30%
2010
30%
2010
85%
2010
85%
2010
24%
2010
24%
2010
75%
2010
75%
2010
13%
2009
13%
2009
75%
2009
75%
2009
0%
2009
27%
2009
27%
2009
82%
2009
82%
2009
18%
2009
18%
2009
86%
2009
86%
2009
72%
2009
72%
2009
31%
2008
31%
2008
70.5%
2008
70.5%
2008
30%
2008
30%
2008
34%
2008
34%
2008
62%
2008
62%
2008
66%
2008
66%
2008
19%
2008
19%
2008
79%
2008
79%
2008
72%
2007
72%
2007
21.2%
2007
21.2%
2007
78.8%
2007
78.8%
2007
81%
2007
81%
2007
0%
2007
31%
2007
31%
2007
17%
2007
17%
2007
68%
2007
68%
2007
15.7%
2006
15.7%
2006
0%
2006
84%
2006
84%
2006
94%
2006
94%
2006
71%
2006
71%
2006
84.3%
2006
84.3%
2006
27%
2006
27%
2006
16%
2006
16%
2006
63%
2005
63%
2005
89%
2005
89%
2005
27%
2005
27%
2005
36%
2005
36%
2005
39%
2005
39%
2005
73%
2005
73%
2005
60%
2005
60%
2005
0%
2005
75%
2004
75%
2004
76%
2004
76%
2004
24%
2004
24%
2004
24%
2004
24%
2004
47%
2004
47%
2004
51%
2004
51%
2004
37%
2003
37%
2003
36%
2003
36%
2003
17%
2003
17%
2003
70%
2003
70%
2003
62%
2003
62%
2003
81%
2003
81%
2003
31%
2003
31%
2003
64%
2003
64%
2003
35%
2002
35%
2002
0%
2002
60%
2002
60%
2002
9%
2002
87%
2002
87%
2002
75%
2002
75%
2002
80%
2002
80%
2002
20%
2002
20%
2002
60%
2001
60%
2001
20%
2001
20%
2001
69%
2001
69%
2001
28%
2001
28%
2001
69%
2001
69%
2001
33%
2001
33%
2001
33%
2003
25%
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