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Lynn Jenkins' Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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24%
2013
24%
2013
80%
2013
80%
2013
18%
2013
18%
2013
23%
2013
23%
2013
74%
2013
74%
2013
68%
2013
68%
2013
77%
2013
77%
2013
91%
2012
91%
2012
9%
2012
0%
2012
15%
2012
15%
2012
84%
2012
84%
2012
93%
2012
93%
2012
6%
2012
91%
2012
91%
2012
86%
2011
86%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2011
10%
2011
10%
2011
75%
2011
75%
2011
16%
2011
16%
2011
90%
2011
90%
2011
14%
2011
14%
2011
0%
2011
77%
2010
77%
2010
0%
2010
88%
2010
88%
2010
88%
2010
88%
2010
0%
2010
12%
2010
12%
2010
85%
2010
85%
2010
22%
2010
22%
2010
23%
2009
23%
2009
25%
2009
25%
2009
74%
2009
74%
2009
73%
2009
73%
2009
76%
2009
76%
2009
24%
2009
24%
2009
25%
2009
25%
2009
75%
2009
75%
2009
50%
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