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Joe Lieberman's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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2002
34%
2012
34%
2012
46%
2012
46%
2012
49%
2012
49%
2012
48%
2012
48%
2012
52%
2012
52%
2012
54%
2012
54%
2012
46%
2012
46%
2012
51%
2011
51%
2011
45%
2011
45%
2011
49%
2011
49%
2011
48%
2011
48%
2011
54%
2011
54%
2011
58%
2011
58%
2011
52%
2011
52%
2011
42%
2011
42%
2011
36%
2010
36%
2010
53%
2010
53%
2010
51%
2010
51%
2010
47%
2010
47%
2010
48%
2010
48%
2010
51%
2010
51%
2010
47%
2010
47%
2010
62%
2010
62%
2010
49%
2009
49%
2009
37%
2009
37%
2009
61%
2009
61%
2009
36%
2009
36%
2009
50%
2009
50%
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50%
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50%
2009
50%
2009
50%
2009
63%
2009
63%
2009
54%
2008
54%
2008
68%
2008
68%
2008
40.7%
2008
40.7%
2008
59%
2008
59%
2008
45%
2008
45%
2008
54%
2008
54%
2008
45%
2008
45%
2008
30%
2008
30%
2008
23%
2007
23%
2007
72%
2007
72%
2007
59%
2007
59%
2007
61%
2007
61%
2007
57.5%
2007
57.5%
2007
38%
2007
38%
2007
40%
2007
40%
2007
42.5%
2007
42.5%
2007
67.5%
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67.5%
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54%
2006
54%
2006
74%
2006
74%
2006
73%
2006
73%
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26%
2006
26%
2006
32.5%
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32.5%
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45%
2006
45%
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25%
2006
25%
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66%
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66%
2005
74%
2005
74%
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25%
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25%
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45%
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45%
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54%
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54%
2005
34%
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34%
2005
65%
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65%
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29%
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29%
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37%
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37%
2004
82%
2004
82%
2004
55%
2004
55%
2004
43%
2004
43%
2004
62%
2004
62%
2004
0%
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75%
2003
75%
2003
24%
2003
24%
2003
66%
2003
66%
2003
29%
2003
29%
2003
71%
2003
71%
2003
33%
2003
33%
2003
82%
2002
82%
2002
22%
2002
22%
2002
0%
2002
11%
2002
11%
2002
87%
2002
87%
2002
55%
2002
55%
2002
44%
2002
44%
2002
78%
2002
78%
2002
70%
2001
70%
2001
20%
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20%
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71%
2001
71%
2001
51%
2001
51%
2001
43%
2001
43%
2001
27%
2001
27%
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57%
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57%
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21%
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21%
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63%
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63%
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66%
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66%
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36%
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36%
2000
42%
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42%
2000
59%
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59%
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64%
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64%
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37%
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37%
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62%
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62%
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29%
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29%
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31%
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31%
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43%
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43%
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55%
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55%
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36%
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36%
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0%
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51%
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51%
1998
74%
1998
74%
1998
44%
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44%
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45%
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45%
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55%
1996
55%
1996
51%
1996
51%
1996
34%
1996
34%
1996
63%
1996
63%
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