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

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86%
2013
86%
2013
14%
2013
14%
2013
15%
2013
15%
2013
13%
2013
13%
2013
11%
2013
11%
2013
86%
2013
86%
2013
80%
2013
80%
2013
99%
2012
99%
2012
70%
2012
70%
2012
29%
2012
29%
2012
14%
2012
14%
2012
0%
2012
85%
2012
85%
2012
15%
2012
15%
2012
85%
2012
85%
2012
23%
2011
23%
2011
0%
2011
77%
2011
77%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2011
94%
2011
94%
2011
0%
2011
89%
2011
89%
2011
11%
2011
11%
2011
0%
2010
73%
2010
73%
2010
26%
2010
26%
2010
79%
2010
79%
2010
72%
2010
72%
2010
83%
2010
83%
2010
0%
2010
17%
2010
17%
2010
15%
2009
15%
2009
85%
2009
85%
2009
0%
2009
19%
2009
19%
2009
80%
2009
80%
2009
94%
2009
94%
2009
74%
2009
74%
2009
21%
2009
21%
2009
84%
2008
84%
2008
90%
2008
90%
2008
10%
2008
10%
2008
11%
2008
11%
2008
79%
2008
79%
2008
0%
2008
88%
2008
88%
2008
0%
2008
9%
2007
79%
2007
79%
2007
87%
2007
87%
2007
15.5%
2007
15.5%
2007
84.5%
2007
84.5%
2007
84%
2007
84%
2007
14%
2007
14%
2007
20%
2007
20%
2007
84.3%
2006
84.3%
2006
72%
2006
72%
2006
0%
2006
85%
2006
85%
2006
15.7%
2006
15.7%
2006
25%
2006
25%
2006
8%
2006
82%
2006
82%
2006
36%
2005
36%
2005
24%
2005
24%
2005
64%
2005
64%
2005
31%
2005
31%
2005
23%
2005
23%
2005
75%
2005
75%
2005
61%
2005
61%
2005
70%
2005
70%
2005
0%
2004
0%
2003
0%
2003
0%
2002
85%
2001
85%
2001
0%
2000
85%
2000
85%
2000
88%
2000
88%
2000
79%
2000
79%
2000
6%
2000
0%
2000
80%
1999
80%
1999
20%
1999
20%
1999
15%
1999
15%
1999
85%
1999
85%
1999
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