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Ciro Rodriguez's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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27%
2010
27%
2010
56%
2010
56%
2010
35%
2010
35%
2010
36%
2010
36%
2010
61%
2010
61%
2010
64%
2010
64%
2010
43%
2010
43%
2010
54%
2009
54%
2009
36%
2009
36%
2009
62%
2009
62%
2009
43%
2009
43%
2009
66%
2009
66%
2009
62%
2009
62%
2009
34%
2009
34%
2009
39%
2009
39%
2009
55%
2008
55%
2008
45.7%
2008
45.7%
2008
54%
2008
54%
2008
51%
2008
51%
2008
43%
2008
43%
2008
42%
2008
42%
2008
54%
2008
54%
2008
49%
2008
49%
2008
59%
2007
59%
2007
34%
2007
34%
2007
41%
2007
41%
2007
42%
2007
42%
2007
57%
2007
57%
2007
54%
2007
54%
2007
65%
2007
65%
2007
46%
2007
46%
2007
31%
2003
31%
2003
30%
2003
30%
2003
65%
2003
65%
2003
70%
2003
70%
2003
34%
2003
34%
2003
21%
2003
21%
2003
67%
2003
67%
2003
75%
2003
75%
2003
19%
2002
19%
2002
74%
2002
74%
2002
84%
2002
84%
2002
80%
2002
80%
2002
77%
2002
77%
2002
20%
2002
20%
2002
19%
2002
19%
2002
15%
2002
15%
2002
23%
2001
23%
2001
75%
2001
75%
2001
25%
2001
25%
2001
74%
2001
74%
2001
72%
2001
72%
2001
29%
2001
29%
2001
66%
2000
66%
2000
71%
2000
71%
2000
20%
2000
20%
2000
34%
2000
34%
2000
28%
2000
28%
2000
78%
2000
78%
2000
71%
1999
71%
1999
12%
1999
12%
1999
84%
1999
84%
1999
74%
1999
74%
1999
28%
1999
28%
1999
23%
1999
23%
1999
23%
1998
23%
1998
5%
1998
73%
1998
73%
1998
27%
1998
27%
1998
77%
1998
77%
1998
90%
1998
90%
1998
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