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Jeff Sessions III's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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33%
2002
80%
2013
80%
2013
16%
2013
16%
2013
15%
2013
15%
2013
84%
2013
84%
2013
84%
2013
84%
2013
17%
2013
17%
2013
15%
2013
15%
2013
16%
2012
16%
2012
81%
2012
81%
2012
19%
2012
19%
2012
77%
2012
77%
2012
71%
2012
71%
2012
89%
2012
89%
2012
10%
2012
10%
2012
26%
2012
26%
2012
26%
2011
26%
2011
6%
2011
88%
2011
88%
2011
94%
2011
94%
2011
71%
2011
71%
2011
84%
2011
84%
2011
16%
2011
16%
2011
12%
2011
12%
2011
72%
2010
72%
2010
85%
2010
85%
2010
21%
2010
21%
2010
15%
2010
15%
2010
87%
2010
87%
2010
0%
2010
74%
2010
74%
2010
0%
2010
89%
2009
89%
2009
11%
2009
11%
2009
5%
2009
0%
2009
20%
2009
20%
2009
84%
2009
84%
2009
94%
2009
94%
2009
79%
2009
79%
2009
21%
2008
21%
2008
79.2%
2008
79.2%
2008
72%
2008
72%
2008
71%
2008
71%
2008
27%
2008
27%
2008
91%
2008
91%
2008
8%
2008
24%
2008
24%
2008
26%
2007
26%
2007
85.8%
2007
85.8%
2007
91%
2007
91%
2007
14.2%
2007
14.2%
2007
87%
2007
87%
2007
72%
2007
72%
2007
0%
2007
9%
2007
13%
2006
13%
2006
90.5%
2006
90.5%
2006
82%
2006
82%
2006
82%
2006
82%
2006
0%
2006
0%
2006
92%
2006
92%
2006
9.5%
2006
9.5%
2006
77%
2005
77%
2005
9%
2005
0%
2005
94%
2005
94%
2005
91%
2005
91%
2005
0%
2005
74%
2005
74%
2005
0%
2005
0%
2004
11%
2004
11%
2004
67%
2004
67%
2004
16%
2004
16%
2004
81%
2004
81%
2004
84%
2004
84%
2004
82%
2003
82%
2003
14%
2003
14%
2003
87%
2003
87%
2003
0%
2003
59%
2003
59%
2003
0%
2003
78%
2003
78%
2003
0%
2003
71%
2002
71%
2002
62%
2002
62%
2002
73%
2002
73%
2002
26%
2002
26%
2002
56%
2002
56%
2002
0%
2002
30%
2002
30%
2002
42%
2002
42%
2002
94%
2001
94%
2001
73%
2001
73%
2001
65%
2001
65%
2001
0%
2001
30%
2001
30%
2001
22%
2001
22%
2001
75%
2000
75%
2000
0%
2000
90%
2000
90%
2000
14%
2000
14%
2000
0%
2000
95%
2000
95%
2000
71%
1999
71%
1999
13%
1999
13%
1999
10%
1999
10%
1999
84%
1999
84%
1999
84%
1999
84%
1999
26%
1999
26%
1999
88%
1998
88%
1998
0%
1998
88%
1998
88%
1998
88%
1998
88%
1998
0%
1998
0%
1998
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