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Johnny Isakson's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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30%
2013
30%
2013
68%
2013
68%
2013
35%
2013
35%
2013
58%
2013
58%
2013
40%
2013
40%
2013
33%
2013
33%
2013
65%
2013
65%
2013
24%
2012
24%
2012
10%
2012
10%
2012
16%
2012
16%
2012
82%
2012
82%
2012
19%
2012
19%
2012
77%
2012
77%
2012
87%
2012
87%
2012
75%
2012
75%
2012
37%
2011
37%
2011
26%
2011
26%
2011
20%
2011
20%
2011
74%
2011
74%
2011
80%
2011
80%
2011
18%
2011
18%
2011
61%
2011
61%
2011
82%
2011
82%
2011
66%
2010
66%
2010
0%
2010
33%
2010
33%
2010
17%
2010
17%
2010
0%
2010
83%
2010
83%
2010
79%
2010
79%
2010
87%
2010
87%
2010
80%
2009
80%
2009
86%
2009
86%
2009
14%
2009
14%
2009
16%
2009
16%
2009
91%
2009
91%
2009
83%
2009
83%
2009
16%
2009
16%
2009
6%
2009
73%
2008
73%
2008
78.3%
2008
78.3%
2008
16%
2008
16%
2008
22%
2008
22%
2008
77%
2008
77%
2008
21%
2008
21%
2008
79%
2008
79%
2008
22%
2008
22%
2008
12.5%
2007
12.5%
2007
7%
2007
16%
2007
16%
2007
79%
2007
79%
2007
87.5%
2007
87.5%
2007
91%
2007
91%
2007
9%
2007
87%
2007
87%
2007
0%
2006
82%
2006
82%
2006
10.5%
2006
10.5%
2006
93%
2006
93%
2006
16%
2006
16%
2006
4%
2006
89.5%
2006
89.5%
2006
82%
2006
82%
2006
74%
2005
74%
2005
14%
2005
14%
2005
0%
2005
77%
2005
77%
2005
0%
2005
87%
2005
87%
2005
13%
2005
13%
2005
85%
2005
85%
2005
0%
2003
78%
2000
78%
2000
76%
2000
76%
2000
18%
2000
18%
2000
53%
2000
53%
2000
46%
2000
46%
2000
12%
2000
12%
2000
0%
1999
53%
1999
53%
1999
47%
1999
47%
1999
35%
1999
35%
1999
64%
1999
64%
1999
84%
1999
84%
1999
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