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Emanuel Cleaver II's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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68%
2013
68%
2013
89%
2013
89%
2013
11%
2013
11%
2013
24%
2013
24%
2013
32%
2013
32%
2013
76%
2013
76%
2013
29%
2013
29%
2013
0%
2012
92%
2012
92%
2012
89%
2012
89%
2012
82%
2012
82%
2012
7%
2012
11%
2012
11%
2012
17%
2012
17%
2012
85%
2012
85%
2012
20%
2011
20%
2011
80%
2011
80%
2011
91%
2011
91%
2011
13%
2011
13%
2011
88%
2011
88%
2011
0%
2011
87%
2011
87%
2011
10%
2011
10%
2011
84%
2010
84%
2010
77%
2010
77%
2010
16%
2010
16%
2010
84%
2010
84%
2010
89%
2010
89%
2010
16%
2010
16%
2010
22%
2010
22%
2010
7%
2010
91%
2009
91%
2009
12%
2009
12%
2009
88%
2009
88%
2009
89%
2009
89%
2009
0%
2009
0%
2009
24%
2009
24%
2009
70%
2009
70%
2009
85%
2008
85%
2008
0%
2008
92%
2008
92%
2008
0%
2008
75%
2008
75%
2008
18%
2008
18%
2008
11%
2008
11%
2008
89%
2008
89%
2008
78%
2007
78%
2007
0%
2007
82%
2007
82%
2007
75%
2007
75%
2007
20%
2007
20%
2007
18%
2007
18%
2007
82%
2007
82%
2007
23%
2007
23%
2007
26%
2006
26%
2006
74%
2006
74%
2006
74%
2006
74%
2006
23%
2006
23%
2006
25%
2006
25%
2006
77%
2006
77%
2006
75.2%
2006
75.2%
2006
24.8%
2006
24.8%
2006
26%
2005
26%
2005
82%
2005
82%
2005
21%
2005
21%
2005
18%
2005
18%
2005
81%
2005
81%
2005
79%
2005
79%
2005
18%
2005
18%
2005
74%
2005
74%
2005
100%
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