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Lamar Alexander's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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65%
2013
65%
2013
69%
2013
69%
2013
63%
2013
63%
2013
36%
2013
36%
2013
39%
2013
39%
2013
60%
2013
60%
2013
36%
2013
36%
2013
41%
2012
41%
2012
67%
2012
67%
2012
58%
2012
58%
2012
74%
2012
74%
2012
34%
2012
34%
2012
66%
2012
66%
2012
33%
2012
33%
2012
25%
2012
25%
2012
60%
2011
60%
2011
67%
2011
67%
2011
16%
2011
16%
2011
40%
2011
40%
2011
33%
2011
33%
2011
38%
2011
38%
2011
62%
2011
62%
2011
79%
2011
79%
2011
79%
2010
79%
2010
66%
2010
66%
2010
73%
2010
73%
2010
0%
2010
27%
2010
27%
2010
62%
2010
62%
2010
36%
2010
36%
2010
33%
2010
33%
2010
65%
2009
65%
2009
66%
2009
66%
2009
32%
2009
32%
2009
66%
2009
66%
2009
34%
2009
34%
2009
66%
2009
66%
2009
34%
2009
34%
2009
33%
2009
33%
2009
68%
2008
68%
2008
31%
2008
31%
2008
22%
2008
22%
2008
78.5%
2008
78.5%
2008
79%
2008
79%
2008
0%
2008
76%
2008
76%
2008
21%
2008
21%
2008
30%
2007
30%
2007
74.5%
2007
74.5%
2007
83%
2007
83%
2007
25.5%
2007
25.5%
2007
70%
2007
70%
2007
68%
2007
68%
2007
16%
2007
16%
2007
28%
2007
28%
2007
20%
2006
20%
2006
71.5%
2006
71.5%
2006
28.5%
2006
28.5%
2006
26%
2006
26%
2006
64%
2006
64%
2006
67%
2006
67%
2006
77%
2006
77%
2006
33%
2006
33%
2006
64%
2005
64%
2005
61%
2005
61%
2005
27%
2005
27%
2005
73%
2005
73%
2005
23%
2005
23%
2005
36%
2005
36%
2005
0%
2005
74%
2005
74%
2005
58%
2004
58%
2004
19%
2004
19%
2004
71%
2004
71%
2004
91%
2004
91%
2004
5%
2004
40%
2004
40%
2004
0%
2003
0%
2003
78%
2003
78%
2003
83%
2003
83%
2003
18%
2003
18%
2003
77%
2003
77%
2003
17%
2003
17%
2003
59%
2003
59%
2003
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