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Artur Davis' Ratings and Endorsements

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50%
2009
17%
2007-2008
43%
2005-2006
27%
2003-2004
27%
2003
60%
2003-2004
25%
2009
100%
2007
35%
2006
60%
2005
100%
2004
30%
2003
0%
2007-2008
20%
2005-2006
36%
2003-2004
50%
2009-2010
92%
2007-2008
64%
2005-2006
85%
2007
46%
2007-2008
87
2007-2008
87
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
80%
2003-2004
80%
2003-2004
100%
2007
Fence Sitter
2002
Fence Sitter
2002
33%
2005
73%
2003-2004
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
56%
2003
66
2007-2008
66
2007-2008
88%
2005-2006
88%
2005-2006
42%
2010
42%
2010
28%
2010
28%
2010
47%
2010
47%
2010
54%
2010
54%
2010
58%
2010
58%
2010
53%
2010
53%
2010
46%
2010
46%
2010
59%
2009
59%
2009
51%
2009
51%
2009
43%
2009
43%
2009
57%
2009
57%
2009
56%
2009
56%
2009
44%
2009
44%
2009
41%
2009
41%
2009
49%
2009
49%
2009
55%
2008
55%
2008
48%
2008
48%
2008
45%
2008
45%
2008
41%
2008
41%
2008
42%
2008
42%
2008
57%
2008
57%
2008
50%
2008
50%
2008
54%
2008
54%
2008
46%
2007
46%
2007
61.3%
2007
61.3%
2007
38.7%
2007
38.7%
2007
56%
2007
56%
2007
44%
2007
44%
2007
73%
2007
73%
2007
24%
2007
24%
2007
53%
2007
53%
2007
61%
2006
61%
2006
56%
2006
56%
2006
62%
2006
62%
2006
37%
2006
37%
2006
60%
2006
60%
2006
43%
2006
43%
2006
39%
2006
39%
2006
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2006
40%
2006
61%
2005
61%
2005
43%
2005
43%
2005
56%
2005
56%
2005
36%
2005
36%
2005
64%
2005
64%
2005
38%
2005
38%
2005
62%
2005
62%
2005
39%
2005
39%
2005
60%
2004
60%
2004
40%
2004
40%
2004
35%
2004
35%
2004
64%
2004
64%
2004
66%
2004
66%
2004
33%
2004
33%
2004
60%
2003
60%
2003
31%
2003
31%
2003
27%
2003
27%
2003
40%
2003
40%
2003
34%
2003
34%
2003
67%
2003
67%
2003
70%
2003
70%
2003
67%
2003
67%
2003
100%
2003
75%
2005-2006
66%
2003-2004
100
2007
75%
2007
75%
2007
0%
2006
0%
2006
5%
2009
50%
2009-2010
33%
2003
33%
2003
25%
2007-2008
54%
2005-2006
41%
2003-2004
40%
2005-2006
33%
2003-2004
40%
2007-2008
50%
2005-2006
54%
2003-2004
54%
2003
80%
2010
80%
2010
0%
2004
88%
2009
80
2008
90
2007
50%
2006
50%
2005
57%
2004
83%
2003
50%
2006-2012
50%
2006-2012
45%
2007-2008
45%
2007-2008
38%
2005-2006
38%
2005-2006
44%
2003-2004
44%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
50%
2007
100%
2007
100%
2007
67%
2007
43%
2005-2010
100%
2007
50%
2009
17%
2007-2008
43%
2005-2006
27%
2003-2004
27%
2003
31%
2004
38%
2007-2008
46%
2005-2006
32%
2003-2004
46%
2003
31%
2009
31%
2009
30%
2008
30%
2008
29%
2007
29%
2007
14%
2006
14%
2006
27%
2005
27%
2005
21%
2004
21%
2004
12%
2003
12%
2003
18%
2009-2010
3%
2007
3%
2007
68%
2001-2010
68%
2001-2010
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2010
51%
2009-2010
21%
2009-2010
54%
2009
20%
2007-2008
48%
2007-2008
14%
2005-2006
42%
2007-2008
73%
2005-2006
37%
2007-2008
71%
2007
62%
2005
91%
2003-2004
68%
2001-2010
68%
2001-2010
25%
2009
25%
2009
50%
2008
50%
2008
64%
2007
64%
2007
29%
2006
29%
2006
42%
2005
42%
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80%
2004
80%
2004
78%
2003
78%
2003
0%
2007-2008
0%
2007
0%
2006
50%
2009
17%
2007-2008
43%
2005-2006
27%
2003-2004
27%
2003
40%
2007-2008
40%
2007-2008
33%
2007
40%
2005-2006
40%
2005-2006
25%
2004
0%
2003
38%
2003-2004
38%
2003-2004
67%
2003
67%
2003
94%
2009
94%
2009
75%
2005-2006
66%
2003-2004
50%
2003-2004
50%
2003-2004
50%
2003
100
2007
33%
2005
73%
2003-2004
85%
2007
0%
2004
92%
2008
50%
2006-2012
50%
2006-2012
100%
2007
0%
2007-2008
13%
2005-2006
100%
2003
50%
2009
17%
2007-2008
43%
2005-2006
27%
2003-2004
27%
2003
30%
2007-2008
33%
2004
33%
2003
31%
2009
31%
2009
30%
2008
30%
2008
29%
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29%
2007
14%
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14%
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27%
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27%
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21%
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21%
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12%
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12%
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2007-2008
0%
2007
0%
2006
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2007-2008
9%
2005-2006
6%
2003-2004
11%
2009
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2008
F
2007
16%
2006
18%
2005
12%
2004
23%
2003
43%
2005-2006
43%
2005-2006
29%
2009
46%
2007
24%
2007
47%
2005
41%
2005
35%
2005
35%
2004
40
2003
40
2003
40
2003
0%
2003-2004
0%
2003-2004
22%
2009
9%
2008
2%
2007
25%
2006
10%
2005-2006
10%
2005-2006
44%
2007-2008
88%
2005-2006
88%
2005-2006
33%
2007-2008
33%
2007-2008
71%
2005-2006
71%
2005-2006
75%
2003-2004
75%
2003-2004
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2003-2004
40%
2007-2008
40%
2007-2008
33%
2007
40%
2005-2006
40%
2005-2006
25%
2004
0%
2003
46%
2009-2010
0%
2004
37%
2007-2008
71%
2007
62%
2005
91%
2003-2004
0%
2005
50%
2006-2012
50%
2006-2012
17%
2005-2006
50%
2003-2004
8%
2009
8%
2009
100%
2003
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2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
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2003
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2009
100%
2005-2006
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33%
2009-2010
100%
2007
71%
2007-2008
29%
2005-2006
75%
2005-2006
25%
2003
50%
2004
60%
2003-2004
50
2007
100%
2003
100%
2006
50%
2005
40%
2007-2008
40%
2007-2008
33%
2007
40%
2005-2006
40%
2005-2006
25%
2004
0%
2003
0%
2007
0%
2007
0%
2006
0%
2006
100%
2003-2004
50%
2007-2010
76%
2009-2010
76%
2009-2010
29%
2005-2008
29%
2005-2008
19%
2005-2006
19%
2005-2006
7%
2003-2006
7%
2003-2006
0%
2003-2005
0%
2003-2005
20%
2003
20%
2003
73%
2004
73%
2009-2010
87
2007-2008
87
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
80%
2003-2004
80%
2003-2004
92%
2007
45%
2007-2008
45%
2007-2008
38%
2005-2006
38%
2005-2006
44%
2003-2004
44%
2003-2004
100%
2007
100%
2006
78%
2005
91%
2003-2004
91%
2003-2004
94%
2009
94%
2009
33%
2007-2008
33%
2007-2008
71%
2005-2006
71%
2005-2006
75%
2003-2004
75%
2003-2004
42%
2007-2008
73%
2005-2006
37%
2007-2008
71%
2007
62%
2005
91%
2003-2004
68%
2001-2010
68%
2001-2010
25%
2009
25%
2009
50%
2008
50%
2008
64%
2007
64%
2007
29%
2006
29%
2006
42%
2005
42%
2005
80%
2004
80%
2004
78%
2003
78%
2003
70%
2010
79%
2009-2010
86%
2009
85%
2007-2008
80%
2007
50%
2006
56%
2005
61%
2003-2004
60%
2003
50%
2007-2008
0%
2007-2008
13%
2005-2006
100%
2003
-9
2003-2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
31%
2004
30%
2007-2008
33%
2004
33%
2003
38%
2007-2008
46%
2005-2006
32%
2003-2004
46%
2003
0%
2005
5%
2009
100
2005
43%
2005-2010
20%
2009-2010
20%
2009-2010
100
2007-2008
100
2007-2008
83%
2005-2006
83%
2005-2006
17%
2009-2010
17%
2009-2010
17%
2009-2010
17%
2009-2010
23%
2009-2010
23%
2009-2010
25%
2009
30%
2009
20%
2009
8%
2007-2008
8%
2007-2008
20%
2007
30%
2006
13%
2005
10%
2004
13%
2004
38%
2003
88%
2009
80
2008
90
2007
50%
2006
50%
2005
57%
2004
83%
2003
50%
2009-2010
0%
2007-2008
0%
2007-2008
13%
2005-2006
13%
2005-2006
100%
2003
100%
2003
50%
2009-2010
50%
2009
50%
2009
17%
2007-2008
17%
2007-2008
43%
2005-2006
43%
2005-2006
27%
2003-2004
27%
2003-2004
27%
2003
27%
2003
67%
2009-2010
30%
2007-2008
30%
2007-2008
33%
2004
33%
2004
33%
2003
33%
2003
100%
2008
100%
2008
3%
2007
3%
2007
3%
2007
3%
2007
5%
2009
43%
2005-2006
43%
2005-2006
29%
2009
7%
2009
29%
2009
24%
2007
24%
2007
46%
2007
46%
2007
35%
2005
41%
2005
41%
2005
47%
2005
47%
2005
35%
2005
35%
2004
35%
2004
40
2003
40
2003
40
2003
40
2003
40
2003
40
2003
0%
2010
17%
2009-2010
17%
2009-2010
23%
2009-2010
23%
2009-2010
17%
2009-2010
17%
2009-2010
17%
2009-2010
17%
2009-2010
23%
2009-2010
23%
2009-2010
17%
2009-2010
17%
2009-2010
20%
2009
30%
2009
30%
2009
25%
2009
25%
2009
20%
2009
8%
2007-2008
8%
2007-2008
8%
2007-2008
8%
2007-2008
20%
2007
20%
2007
30%
2006
30%
2006
13%
2005
13%
2005
13%
2004
10%
2004
10%
2004
13%
2004
38%
2003
38%
2003
100%
2005-2006
10%
2005-2006
10%
2005-2006
10%
2005-2006
10%
2005-2006
53%
2005-2006
53%
2005-2006
5%
2009
44%
2007-2008
0%
2009
36%
2006
29%
2005
25%
2004
20%
2003
75%
2005-2006
75%
2005-2006
10%
2009
10%
2009
11%
2008
11%
2008
15%
2007
15%
2007
33%
2006
33%
2006
29%
2005
29%
2005
18%
2003-2004
18%
2003-2004
5%
2009
0%
2007-2008
9%
2005-2006
6%
2003-2004
11%
2009
F
2008
F
2007
16%
2006
18%
2005
12%
2004
23%
2003
22%
2009
9%
2008
2%
2007
25%
2006
85%
2007
17%
2005-2006
50%
2003-2004
38%
2003-2004
38%
2003-2004
67%
2003
67%
2003
60%
2003-2004
60%
2003-2004
100%
2007
38%
2007-2008
46%
2005-2006
32%
2003-2004
46%
2003
70%
2009
60
2007-2008
70%
2007
60%
2005-2006
60%
2005-2006
70%
2003-2004
70%
2003-2004
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