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Michele Bachmann's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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79%
2013
79%
2013
21%
2013
21%
2013
17%
2013
17%
2013
87%
2013
87%
2013
83%
2013
83%
2013
0%
2013
24%
2013
24%
2013
20%
2012
20%
2012
85%
2012
85%
2012
82%
2012
82%
2012
18%
2012
18%
2012
27%
2012
27%
2012
80%
2012
80%
2012
73%
2012
73%
2012
15%
2012
15%
2012
77%
2011
77%
2011
0%
2011
86%
2011
86%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2011
50%
2011
50%
2011
50%
2011
50%
2011
9%
2011
23%
2011
23%
2011
85%
2010
85%
2010
92%
2010
92%
2010
0%
2010
8%
2010
88%
2010
88%
2010
0%
2010
10%
2010
10%
2010
90%
2010
90%
2010
90%
2009
90%
2009
10%
2009
10%
2009
10%
2009
10%
2009
92%
2009
92%
2009
75%
2009
75%
2009
89%
2009
89%
2009
7%
2009
0%
2009
93%
2008
93%
2008
89%
2008
89%
2008
8%
2008
15%
2008
15%
2008
85%
2008
85%
2008
6%
2008
10%
2008
10%
2008
89.7%
2008
89.7%
2008
0%
2007
93%
2007
93%
2007
72%
2007
72%
2007
89.2%
2007
89.2%
2007
9%
2007
6%
2007
85%
2007
85%
2007
10.8%
2007
10.8%
2007
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