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John Kline's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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34%
2013
34%
2013
68%
2013
68%
2013
68%
2013
68%
2013
62%
2013
62%
2013
31%
2013
31%
2013
24%
2013
24%
2013
32%
2013
32%
2013
86%
2012
86%
2012
9%
2012
10%
2012
10%
2012
7%
2012
86%
2012
86%
2012
90%
2012
90%
2012
91%
2012
91%
2012
9%
2012
82%
2011
82%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2011
27%
2011
27%
2011
83%
2011
83%
2011
70%
2011
70%
2011
18%
2011
18%
2011
17%
2011
17%
2011
0%
2011
21%
2010
21%
2010
79%
2010
79%
2010
77%
2010
77%
2010
18%
2010
18%
2010
23%
2010
23%
2010
72%
2010
72%
2010
26%
2010
26%
2010
77%
2010
77%
2010
0%
2009
12%
2009
12%
2009
11%
2009
11%
2009
89%
2009
89%
2009
88%
2009
88%
2009
90%
2009
90%
2009
75%
2009
75%
2009
7%
2009
9%
2008
89%
2008
89%
2008
85%
2008
85%
2008
10%
2008
10%
2008
11%
2008
11%
2008
89.3%
2008
89.3%
2008
89%
2008
89%
2008
8%
2008
0%
2007
90.7%
2007
90.7%
2007
91%
2007
91%
2007
9.3%
2007
9.3%
2007
72%
2007
72%
2007
90%
2007
90%
2007
0%
2007
9%
2007
80.3%
2006
80.3%
2006
28%
2006
28%
2006
91%
2006
91%
2006
19.7%
2006
19.7%
2006
73%
2006
73%
2006
17%
2006
17%
2006
7%
2006
70%
2006
70%
2006
89%
2005
89%
2005
0%
2005
79%
2005
79%
2005
58%
2005
58%
2005
78%
2005
78%
2005
22%
2005
22%
2005
19%
2005
19%
2005
40%
2005
40%
2005
86%
2004
86%
2004
13%
2004
13%
2004
85%
2004
85%
2004
85%
2004
85%
2004
9%
2004
10%
2004
10%
2004
87%
2003
87%
2003
88%
2003
88%
2003
11%
2003
11%
2003
5%
2003
12%
2003
12%
2003
9%
2003
80%
2003
80%
2003
84%
2003
84%
2003
0%
2003
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