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David Dreier's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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43%
2012
43%
2012
57%
2012
57%
2012
43%
2012
43%
2012
59%
2012
59%
2012
58%
2012
58%
2012
42%
2012
42%
2012
35%
2012
35%
2012
63%
2011
63%
2011
32%
2011
32%
2011
37%
2011
37%
2011
35%
2011
35%
2011
63%
2011
63%
2011
41%
2011
41%
2011
65%
2011
65%
2011
59%
2011
59%
2011
0%
2010
80%
2010
80%
2010
25%
2010
25%
2010
20%
2010
20%
2010
27%
2010
27%
2010
88%
2010
88%
2010
72%
2010
72%
2010
71%
2010
71%
2010
79%
2009
79%
2009
13%
2009
13%
2009
84%
2009
84%
2009
16%
2009
16%
2009
21%
2009
21%
2009
0%
2009
75%
2009
75%
2009
84%
2009
84%
2009
18%
2008
18%
2008
62%
2008
62%
2008
35%
2008
35%
2008
81%
2008
81%
2008
39%
2008
39%
2008
32%
2008
32%
2008
68.5%
2008
68.5%
2008
60%
2008
60%
2008
82%
2007
82%
2007
29%
2007
29%
2007
20.7%
2007
20.7%
2007
0%
2007
79.3%
2007
79.3%
2007
72%
2007
72%
2007
18%
2007
18%
2007
69%
2007
69%
2007
41%
2006
41%
2006
73%
2006
73%
2006
27%
2006
27%
2006
17%
2006
17%
2006
58%
2006
58%
2006
73%
2006
73%
2006
81%
2006
81%
2006
16%
2006
16%
2006
61%
2005
61%
2005
34%
2005
34%
2005
27%
2005
27%
2005
19%
2005
19%
2005
76%
2005
76%
2005
73%
2005
73%
2005
23%
2005
23%
2005
79%
2005
79%
2005
57%
2004
57%
2004
54%
2004
54%
2004
42%
2004
42%
2004
17%
2004
17%
2004
80%
2004
80%
2004
45%
2004
45%
2004
42%
2003
42%
2003
66%
2003
66%
2003
21%
2003
21%
2003
34%
2003
34%
2003
75%
2003
75%
2003
62%
2003
62%
2003
38%
2003
38%
2003
58%
2003
58%
2003
40%
2002
40%
2002
39%
2002
39%
2002
60%
2002
60%
2002
57%
2002
57%
2002
59%
2002
59%
2002
60%
2002
60%
2002
40%
2002
40%
2002
35%
2002
35%
2002
28%
2001
28%
2001
69%
2001
69%
2001
46%
2001
46%
2001
87%
2001
87%
2001
4%
2001
54%
2001
54%
2001
0%
2000
78%
2000
78%
2000
29%
2000
29%
2000
67%
2000
67%
2000
79%
2000
79%
2000
12%
2000
12%
2000
29%
1999
29%
1999
50%
1999
50%
1999
64%
1999
64%
1999
35%
1999
35%
1999
65%
1999
65%
1999
49%
1999
49%
1999
36%
1998
36%
1998
63%
1998
63%
1998
39%
1998
39%
1998
0%
1998
58%
1998
58%
1998
88%
1998
88%
1998
0%
1996
0%
1996
82%
1996
82%
1996
0%
1996
79%
1996
79%
1996
90%
1996
90%
1996
0%
2003
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