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Buck McKeon's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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41%
2013
41%
2013
34%
2013
34%
2013
38%
2013
38%
2013
47%
2013
47%
2013
62%
2013
62%
2013
60%
2013
60%
2013
53%
2013
53%
2013
85%
2012
85%
2012
63%
2012
63%
2012
85%
2012
85%
2012
14%
2012
14%
2012
15%
2012
15%
2012
22%
2012
22%
2012
78%
2012
78%
2012
37%
2012
37%
2012
31%
2011
31%
2011
69%
2011
69%
2011
10%
2011
10%
2011
57%
2011
57%
2011
90%
2011
90%
2011
43%
2011
43%
2011
70%
2011
70%
2011
30%
2011
30%
2011
25%
2010
25%
2010
88%
2010
88%
2010
11%
2010
11%
2010
71%
2010
71%
2010
21%
2010
21%
2010
77%
2010
77%
2010
80%
2010
80%
2010
20%
2010
20%
2010
75%
2009
75%
2009
24%
2009
24%
2009
22%
2009
22%
2009
80%
2009
80%
2009
20%
2009
20%
2009
77%
2009
77%
2009
73%
2009
73%
2009
0%
2009
93%
2008
93%
2008
80.7%
2008
80.7%
2008
19%
2008
19%
2008
17%
2008
17%
2008
62%
2008
62%
2008
31%
2008
31%
2008
82%
2008
82%
2008
5%
2008
86.2%
2007
86.2%
2007
0%
2007
72%
2007
72%
2007
13.8%
2007
13.8%
2007
79%
2007
79%
2007
93%
2007
93%
2007
21%
2007
21%
2007
6%
2007
86%
2006
86%
2006
79%
2006
79%
2006
17%
2006
17%
2006
83.7%
2006
83.7%
2006
83%
2006
83%
2006
12%
2006
12%
2006
16.3%
2006
16.3%
2006
17%
2006
17%
2006
14%
2005
14%
2005
20%
2005
20%
2005
73%
2005
73%
2005
23%
2005
23%
2005
19%
2005
19%
2005
85%
2005
85%
2005
80%
2005
80%
2005
79%
2005
79%
2005
5%
2004
17%
2004
17%
2004
93%
2004
93%
2004
70%
2004
70%
2004
28%
2004
28%
2004
78%
2004
78%
2004
24%
2003
24%
2003
9%
2003
76%
2003
76%
2003
84%
2003
84%
2003
79%
2003
79%
2003
37%
2003
37%
2003
21%
2003
21%
2003
61%
2003
61%
2003
85%
2002
85%
2002
13%
2002
13%
2002
78%
2002
78%
2002
32%
2002
32%
2002
15%
2002
15%
2002
63%
2002
63%
2002
22%
2002
22%
2002
78%
2002
78%
2002
81%
2001
81%
2001
87%
2001
87%
2001
19%
2001
19%
2001
4%
2001
63%
2001
63%
2001
35%
2001
35%
2001
78%
2000
78%
2000
12%
2000
12%
2000
33%
2000
33%
2000
66%
2000
66%
2000
18%
2000
18%
2000
76%
2000
76%
2000
65%
1999
65%
1999
84%
1999
84%
1999
77%
1999
77%
1999
23%
1999
23%
1999
0%
1999
34%
1999
34%
1999
0%
1998
19%
1998
19%
1998
88%
1998
88%
1998
32%
1998
32%
1998
67%
1998
67%
1998
75%
1998
75%
1998
79%
1996
79%
1996
0%
1996
77%
1996
77%
1996
0%
1996
82%
1996
82%
1996
23%
1996
23%
1996
0%
2003
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