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Sam Brownback's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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33%
2002
74%
2009
74%
2009
87%
2009
87%
2009
80%
2009
80%
2009
10%
2009
10%
2009
21%
2009
21%
2009
20%
2009
20%
2009
74%
2009
74%
2009
29%
2008
29%
2008
81%
2008
81%
2008
21%
2008
21%
2008
73%
2008
73%
2008
76%
2008
76%
2008
24%
2008
24%
2008
17%
2008
17%
2008
69%
2008
69%
2008
36%
2007
36%
2007
0%
2007
32%
2007
32%
2007
97%
2007
97%
2007
76.5%
2007
76.5%
2007
63%
2007
63%
2007
67%
2007
67%
2007
23.5%
2007
23.5%
2007
64%
2006
64%
2006
92%
2006
92%
2006
7%
2006
29.7%
2006
29.7%
2006
46%
2006
46%
2006
70.3%
2006
70.3%
2006
53%
2006
53%
2006
34%
2006
34%
2006
80%
2005
80%
2005
80%
2005
80%
2005
74%
2005
74%
2005
23%
2005
23%
2005
64%
2005
64%
2005
0%
2005
16%
2005
16%
2005
20%
2005
20%
2005
0%
2004
19%
2004
19%
2004
67%
2004
67%
2004
5%
2004
91%
2004
91%
2004
71%
2004
71%
2004
77%
2003
77%
2003
18%
2003
18%
2003
59%
2003
59%
2003
39%
2003
39%
2003
0%
2003
72%
2003
72%
2003
28%
2003
28%
2003
54%
2003
54%
2003
77%
2002
77%
2002
62%
2002
62%
2002
0%
2002
0%
2002
18%
2002
18%
2002
82%
2002
82%
2002
22%
2002
22%
2002
76%
2002
76%
2002
59%
2001
59%
2001
86%
2001
86%
2001
33%
2001
33%
2001
72%
2001
72%
2001
7%
2001
7%
2001
0%
2000
75%
2000
75%
2000
27%
2000
27%
2000
68%
2000
68%
2000
17%
2000
17%
2000
90%
2000
90%
2000
67%
1999
67%
1999
83%
1999
83%
1999
12%
1999
12%
1999
87%
1999
87%
1999
23%
1999
23%
1999
0%
1999
12%
1998
12%
1998
12%
1998
12%
1998
79%
1998
79%
1998
75%
1998
75%
1998
85%
1998
85%
1998
12%
1998
12%
1998
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