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Nathan Deal's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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87%
2009
87%
2009
14%
2009
14%
2009
8%
2009
26%
2009
26%
2009
68%
2009
68%
2009
0%
2009
92%
2009
92%
2009
74%
2008
74%
2008
0%
2008
85.8%
2008
85.8%
2008
14%
2008
14%
2008
14%
2008
14%
2008
91%
2008
91%
2008
22%
2008
22%
2008
86%
2008
86%
2008
0%
2007
5%
2007
0%
2007
94%
2007
94%
2007
8%
2007
92%
2007
92%
2007
72%
2007
72%
2007
91%
2007
91%
2007
73%
2006
73%
2006
27%
2006
27%
2006
91%
2006
91%
2006
12.7%
2006
12.7%
2006
97%
2006
97%
2006
8%
2006
2%
2006
87.3%
2006
87.3%
2006
93%
2005
93%
2005
6%
2005
89%
2005
89%
2005
6%
2005
89%
2005
89%
2005
0%
2005
94%
2005
94%
2005
0%
2005
84%
2004
84%
2004
0%
2004
16%
2004
16%
2004
95%
2004
95%
2004
91%
2004
91%
2004
0%
2004
89%
2003
89%
2003
91%
2003
91%
2003
71%
2003
71%
2003
0%
2003
0%
2003
23%
2003
23%
2003
95%
2003
95%
2003
11%
2003
11%
2003
68%
2002
68%
2002
83%
2002
83%
2002
0%
2002
17%
2002
17%
2002
32%
2002
32%
2002
85%
2002
85%
2002
9%
2002
87%
2002
87%
2002
94%
2001
94%
2001
69%
2001
69%
2001
0%
2001
33%
2001
33%
2001
60%
2001
60%
2001
20%
2001
20%
2001
85%
2000
85%
2000
25%
2000
25%
2000
26%
2000
26%
2000
71%
2000
71%
2000
6%
2000
69%
2000
69%
2000
3%
1999
0%
1999
92%
1999
92%
1999
79%
1999
79%
1999
84%
1999
84%
1999
19%
1999
19%
1999
27%
1998
27%
1998
90%
1998
90%
1998
3%
1998
85%
1998
85%
1998
12%
1998
12%
1998
68%
1998
68%
1998
20%
1996
20%
1996
76%
1996
76%
1996
90%
1996
90%
1996
0%
1996
30%
1996
30%
1996
65%
1996
65%
1996
33%
2003
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