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Debbie Wasserman Schultz's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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69%
2013
69%
2013
81%
2013
81%
2013
19%
2013
19%
2013
26%
2013
26%
2013
28%
2013
28%
2013
74%
2013
74%
2013
29%
2013
29%
2013
0%
2012
84%
2012
84%
2012
85%
2012
85%
2012
79%
2012
79%
2012
15%
2012
15%
2012
15%
2012
15%
2012
21%
2012
21%
2012
85%
2012
85%
2012
21%
2011
21%
2011
79%
2011
79%
2011
78%
2011
78%
2011
9%
2011
63%
2011
63%
2011
37%
2011
37%
2011
91%
2011
91%
2011
22%
2011
22%
2011
92%
2010
92%
2010
82%
2010
82%
2010
8%
2010
87%
2010
87%
2010
87%
2010
87%
2010
13%
2010
13%
2010
17%
2010
17%
2010
12%
2010
12%
2010
82%
2009
82%
2009
14%
2009
14%
2009
87%
2009
87%
2009
84%
2009
84%
2009
14%
2009
14%
2009
11%
2009
11%
2009
9%
2009
87%
2009
87%
2009
85%
2008
85%
2008
25%
2008
25%
2008
70%
2008
70%
2008
0%
2008
82%
2008
82%
2008
0%
2008
14.7%
2008
14.7%
2008
85%
2008
85%
2008
73%
2007
73%
2007
27%
2007
27%
2007
77.3%
2007
77.3%
2007
85%
2007
85%
2007
27%
2007
27%
2007
22.7%
2007
22.7%
2007
73%
2007
73%
2007
13%
2007
13%
2007
16%
2006
16%
2006
83%
2006
83%
2006
84%
2006
84%
2006
31%
2006
31%
2006
16%
2006
16%
2006
67%
2006
67%
2006
78.5%
2006
78.5%
2006
21.5%
2006
21.5%
2006
13%
2005
13%
2005
83%
2005
83%
2005
20%
2005
20%
2005
16%
2005
16%
2005
72%
2005
72%
2005
81%
2005
81%
2005
28%
2005
28%
2005
85%
2005
85%
2005
100%
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