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Thomas Davis III's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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64%
2008
64%
2008
26%
2008
26%
2008
35%
2008
35%
2008
35%
2008
35%
2008
43%
2008
43%
2008
73%
2008
73%
2008
56%
2008
56%
2008
66%
2007
66%
2007
60.5%
2007
60.5%
2007
57%
2007
57%
2007
39.5%
2007
39.5%
2007
42%
2007
42%
2007
33%
2007
33%
2007
42%
2007
42%
2007
57%
2007
57%
2007
71%
2006
71%
2006
55%
2006
55%
2006
47%
2006
47%
2006
45%
2006
45%
2006
40.5%
2006
40.5%
2006
59.5%
2006
59.5%
2006
29%
2006
29%
2006
52%
2006
52%
2006
56%
2005
56%
2005
53%
2005
53%
2005
47%
2005
47%
2005
44%
2005
44%
2005
39%
2005
39%
2005
60%
2005
60%
2005
55%
2005
55%
2005
45%
2005
45%
2005
62%
2004
62%
2004
25%
2004
25%
2004
75%
2004
75%
2004
48%
2004
48%
2004
51%
2004
51%
2004
37%
2004
37%
2004
57%
2003
57%
2003
64%
2003
64%
2003
43%
2003
43%
2003
56%
2003
56%
2003
50%
2003
50%
2003
36%
2003
36%
2003
43%
2003
43%
2003
49%
2003
49%
2003
69%
2002
69%
2002
57%
2002
57%
2002
69%
2002
69%
2002
22%
2002
22%
2002
31%
2002
31%
2002
39%
2002
39%
2002
77%
2002
77%
2002
28%
2002
28%
2002
58%
2001
58%
2001
51%
2001
51%
2001
41%
2001
41%
2001
21%
2001
21%
2001
74%
2001
74%
2001
49%
2001
49%
2001
60%
2000
60%
2000
33%
2000
33%
2000
48%
2000
48%
2000
62%
2000
62%
2000
51%
2000
51%
2000
39%
2000
39%
2000
51%
1999
51%
1999
50%
1999
50%
1999
49%
1999
49%
1999
38%
1999
38%
1999
49%
1999
49%
1999
62%
1999
62%
1999
49%
1998
49%
1998
47%
1998
47%
1998
59%
1998
59%
1998
53%
1998
53%
1998
39%
1998
39%
1998
48%
1998
48%
1998
37%
1996
37%
1996
62%
1996
62%
1996
45%
1996
45%
1996
53%
1996
53%
1996
52%
1996
52%
1996
48%
1996
48%
1996
0%
2003
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