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Lindsey Graham's Ratings and Endorsements

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Vote Smart displays all known interest group ratings for each candidate and official, regardless of issue or bias.

Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issue concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.

With rare exceptions, Vote Smart displays interest group ratings as a 0-100 percentage. While many interest groups use percentages as ratings to begin with, please note that Vote Smart has translated some ratings to a percentage from a different rating system for consistency and ease in understanding. Please visit the group's website, email us at ratings@votesmart.org or call our Voter Information Hotline at 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.

100%
2024
72%
2023
100%
2023
75%
2022
50%
2021-2022
50%
2021-2022
81%
2020
67%
2019-2020
67%
2019-2020
82%
2018
92%
2017-2018
92%
2017-2018
85%
2016
88%
2015-2016
88%
2015-2016
81%
2015
86%
2015
65%
2014
82%
2014
77%
2011-2012
77%
2011-2012
84%
2011-2012
84%
2011-2012
96%
2009-2010
96%
2009-2010
87%
2007-2008
87%
2007-2008
91%
2007
100%
2006
75%
2014
75%
2014
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