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John Larson's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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17%
2013
17%
2013
87%
2013
87%
2013
81%
2013
81%
2013
22%
2013
22%
2013
18%
2013
18%
2013
78%
2013
78%
2013
7%
2013
17%
2012
17%
2012
12%
2012
12%
2012
0%
2012
85%
2012
85%
2012
70%
2012
70%
2012
84%
2012
84%
2012
29%
2012
29%
2012
87%
2012
87%
2012
72%
2011
72%
2011
88%
2011
88%
2011
28%
2011
28%
2011
20%
2011
20%
2011
0%
2011
85%
2011
85%
2011
80%
2011
80%
2011
15%
2011
15%
2011
94%
2010
94%
2010
3%
2010
92%
2010
92%
2010
7%
2010
90%
2010
90%
2010
0%
2010
7%
2010
89%
2010
89%
2010
72%
2009
72%
2009
18%
2009
18%
2009
82%
2009
82%
2009
15%
2009
15%
2009
84%
2009
84%
2009
88%
2009
88%
2009
26%
2009
26%
2009
9%
2009
89%
2008
89%
2008
83%
2008
83%
2008
85%
2008
85%
2008
0%
2008
82%
2008
82%
2008
0%
2008
10.8%
2008
10.8%
2008
15%
2008
15%
2008
78%
2007
78%
2007
19.2%
2007
19.2%
2007
17%
2007
17%
2007
80.8%
2007
80.8%
2007
16%
2007
16%
2007
18%
2007
18%
2007
77%
2007
77%
2007
81%
2007
81%
2007
0%
2006
83%
2006
83%
2006
11.7%
2006
11.7%
2006
88.3%
2006
88.3%
2006
83%
2006
83%
2006
16%
2006
16%
2006
94%
2006
94%
2006
14%
2006
14%
2006
77%
2005
77%
2005
21%
2005
21%
2005
79%
2005
79%
2005
16%
2005
16%
2005
23%
2005
23%
2005
76%
2005
76%
2005
83%
2005
83%
2005
24%
2005
24%
2005
24%
2004
24%
2004
23%
2004
23%
2004
76%
2004
76%
2004
75%
2004
75%
2004
94%
2004
94%
2004
4%
2004
8%
2003
18%
2003
18%
2003
89%
2003
89%
2003
82%
2003
82%
2003
18%
2003
18%
2003
74%
2003
74%
2003
25%
2003
25%
2003
82%
2003
82%
2003
27%
2002
27%
2002
72%
2002
72%
2002
19%
2002
19%
2002
83%
2002
83%
2002
78%
2002
78%
2002
22%
2002
22%
2002
77%
2002
77%
2002
16%
2002
16%
2002
74%
2001
74%
2001
23%
2001
23%
2001
35%
2001
35%
2001
80%
2001
80%
2001
20%
2001
20%
2001
66%
2001
66%
2001
78%
2000
78%
2000
21%
2000
21%
2000
79%
2000
79%
2000
79%
2000
79%
2000
17%
2000
17%
2000
20%
2000
20%
2000
74%
1999
74%
1999
24%
1999
24%
1999
67%
1999
67%
1999
32%
1999
32%
1999
23%
1999
23%
1999
76%
1999
76%
1999
100%
2003
100%
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