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Gregg Harper's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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53%
2013
53%
2013
41%
2013
41%
2013
59%
2013
59%
2013
60%
2013
60%
2013
59%
2013
59%
2013
47%
2013
47%
2013
38%
2013
38%
2013
30%
2012
30%
2012
46%
2012
46%
2012
34%
2012
34%
2012
66%
2012
66%
2012
52%
2012
52%
2012
68%
2012
68%
2012
75%
2012
75%
2012
23%
2012
23%
2012
10%
2011
10%
2011
23%
2011
23%
2011
35%
2011
35%
2011
77%
2011
77%
2011
65%
2011
65%
2011
75%
2011
75%
2011
16%
2011
16%
2011
90%
2011
90%
2011
69%
2010
69%
2010
12%
2010
12%
2010
79%
2010
79%
2010
92%
2010
92%
2010
7%
2010
18%
2010
18%
2010
29%
2010
29%
2010
82%
2010
82%
2010
85%
2009
85%
2009
11%
2009
11%
2009
0%
2009
15%
2009
15%
2009
75%
2009
75%
2009
77%
2009
77%
2009
22%
2009
22%
2009
89%
2009
89%
2009
50%
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