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Debbie Wasserman Schultz's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Defense

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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.

15%
2013-2014
19%
2011-2012
0%
2009-2010
4%
2007-2008
24%
2005-2006
90%
2013-2014
50%
2011-2012
66%
2009-2010
87%
2007-2008
92%
2007
100%
2005
0%
2001-2010
0%
2001-2010
65%
2013
65%
2013
69%
2012
69%
2012
23%
2011
23%
2011
43%
2010
43%
2010
54%
2009
54%
2009
90%
2008
90%
2008
82%
2007
82%
2007
50%
2006
50%
2006
83%
2005
83%
2005
100%
2007
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