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Rush Holt, Jr.'s Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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2013
94%
2013
23%
2013
23%
2013
90%
2013
90%
2013
0%
2013
91%
2013
91%
2013
10%
2013
10%
2013
0%
2013
88%
2012
88%
2012
89%
2012
89%
2012
0%
2012
12%
2012
12%
2012
0%
2012
26%
2012
26%
2012
73%
2012
73%
2012
93%
2012
93%
2012
88%
2011
88%
2011
0%
2011
17%
2011
17%
2011
83%
2011
83%
2011
20%
2011
20%
2011
11%
2011
11%
2011
80%
2011
80%
2011
89%
2011
89%
2011
93%
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93%
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11%
2010
11%
2010
0%
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90%
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90%
2010
0%
2010
84%
2010
84%
2010
93%
2010
93%
2010
7%
2010
91%
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91%
2009
95%
2009
95%
2009
5%
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0%
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0%
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0%
2009
89%
2009
89%
2009
91%
2009
91%
2009
28%
2008
28%
2008
21.5%
2008
21.5%
2008
79%
2008
79%
2008
69%
2008
69%
2008
67%
2008
67%
2008
29%
2008
29%
2008
92%
2008
92%
2008
0%
2008
82%
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82%
2007
89.7%
2007
89.7%
2007
17%
2007
17%
2007
10.3%
2007
10.3%
2007
96%
2007
96%
2007
77%
2007
77%
2007
0%
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0%
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10%
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10%
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6%
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10%
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10%
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90%
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90%
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91%
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91%
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90%
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90%
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87%
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87%
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12%
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12%
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88%
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88%
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10%
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10%
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91%
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91%
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10%
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10%
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92%
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92%
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90%
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90%
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6%
2005
11%
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11%
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77%
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77%
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88%
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88%
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0%
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8%
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89%
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89%
2004
23%
2004
23%
2004
24%
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24%
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16%
2003
16%
2003
14%
2003
14%
2003
8%
2003
76%
2003
76%
2003
84%
2003
84%
2003
90%
2003
90%
2003
84%
2003
84%
2003
67%
2002
67%
2002
25%
2002
25%
2002
8%
2002
64%
2002
64%
2002
90%
2002
90%
2002
35%
2002
35%
2002
29%
2002
29%
2002
75%
2002
75%
2002
27%
2001
27%
2001
29%
2001
29%
2001
72%
2001
72%
2001
16%
2001
16%
2001
84%
2001
84%
2001
70%
2001
70%
2001
60%
2000
60%
2000
80%
2000
80%
2000
77%
2000
77%
2000
16%
2000
16%
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39%
2000
39%
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22%
2000
22%
2000
20%
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20%
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76%
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76%
1999
78%
1999
78%
1999
21%
1999
21%
1999
22%
1999
22%
1999
79%
1999
79%
1999
100%
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