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Lindsey Graham's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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65%
2013
65%
2013
61%
2013
61%
2013
60%
2013
60%
2013
36%
2013
36%
2013
28%
2013
28%
2013
71%
2013
71%
2013
39%
2013
39%
2013
29%
2012
29%
2012
61%
2012
61%
2012
62%
2012
62%
2012
90%
2012
90%
2012
9%
2012
37%
2012
37%
2012
38%
2012
38%
2012
72%
2012
72%
2012
36%
2011
36%
2011
63%
2011
63%
2011
37%
2011
37%
2011
64%
2011
64%
2011
39%
2011
39%
2011
61%
2011
61%
2011
56%
2011
56%
2011
43%
2011
43%
2011
0%
2010
66%
2010
66%
2010
21%
2010
21%
2010
78%
2010
78%
2010
77%
2010
77%
2010
33%
2010
33%
2010
23%
2010
23%
2010
72%
2010
72%
2010
30%
2009
30%
2009
77%
2009
77%
2009
24%
2009
24%
2009
81%
2009
81%
2009
69%
2009
69%
2009
74%
2009
74%
2009
21%
2009
21%
2009
14%
2009
14%
2009
84.5%
2008
84.5%
2008
16%
2008
16%
2008
79%
2008
79%
2008
0%
2008
86%
2008
86%
2008
21%
2008
21%
2008
76%
2008
76%
2008
13%
2008
13%
2008
86%
2007
86%
2007
80%
2007
80%
2007
13%
2007
13%
2007
18%
2007
18%
2007
22.7%
2007
22.7%
2007
64%
2007
64%
2007
77.3%
2007
77.3%
2007
35%
2007
35%
2007
32%
2006
32%
2006
70.8%
2006
70.8%
2006
29.2%
2006
29.2%
2006
0%
2006
49%
2006
49%
2006
92%
2006
92%
2006
65%
2006
65%
2006
49%
2006
49%
2006
61%
2005
61%
2005
23%
2005
23%
2005
64%
2005
64%
2005
36%
2005
36%
2005
36%
2005
36%
2005
39%
2005
39%
2005
59%
2005
59%
2005
64%
2005
64%
2005
58%
2004
58%
2004
39%
2004
39%
2004
84%
2004
84%
2004
0%
2004
43%
2004
43%
2004
54%
2004
54%
2004
33%
2003
33%
2003
34%
2003
34%
2003
46%
2003
46%
2003
59%
2003
59%
2003
62%
2003
62%
2003
52%
2003
52%
2003
0%
2003
0%
2001
0%
2000
79%
2000
79%
2000
0%
2000
0%
2000
94%
2000
94%
2000
88%
2000
88%
2000
53%
1999
53%
1999
46%
1999
46%
1999
79%
1999
79%
1999
34%
1999
34%
1999
65%
1999
65%
1999
19%
1999
19%
1999
14%
1998
14%
1998
85%
1998
85%
1998
7%
1998
81%
1998
81%
1998
12%
1998
12%
1998
83%
1998
83%
1998
0%
1996
79%
1996
79%
1996
86%
1996
86%
1996
10%
1996
10%
1996
0%
1996
82%
1996
82%
1996
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