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Thomas Coburn's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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86%
2013
86%
2013
16%
2013
16%
2013
9%
2013
15%
2013
15%
2013
82%
2013
82%
2013
17%
2013
17%
2013
90%
2013
90%
2013
97%
2012
97%
2012
21%
2012
21%
2012
16%
2012
16%
2012
85%
2012
85%
2012
15%
2012
15%
2012
77%
2012
77%
2012
77%
2012
77%
2012
2%
2012
100%
2011
100%
2011
94%
2011
94%
2011
0%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2011
96%
2011
96%
2011
0%
2011
4%
2011
0%
2011
13%
2010
13%
2010
0%
2010
72%
2010
72%
2010
87%
2010
87%
2010
0%
2010
13%
2010
13%
2010
79%
2010
79%
2010
86%
2010
86%
2010
97%
2009
97%
2009
93%
2009
93%
2009
7%
2009
10%
2009
10%
2009
87%
2009
87%
2009
84%
2009
84%
2009
0%
2009
0%
2009
0%
2008
79%
2008
79%
2008
0%
2008
94%
2008
94%
2008
92%
2008
92%
2008
8%
2008
84%
2008
84%
2008
5%
2008
79%
2007
79%
2007
87%
2007
87%
2007
85%
2007
85%
2007
86%
2007
86%
2007
20%
2007
20%
2007
13%
2007
13%
2007
9%
2007
15%
2007
15%
2007
18%
2006
18%
2006
21.2%
2006
21.2%
2006
78.8%
2006
78.8%
2006
32%
2006
32%
2006
0%
2006
65%
2006
65%
2006
76%
2006
76%
2006
82%
2006
82%
2006
94%
2005
94%
2005
77%
2005
77%
2005
74%
2005
74%
2005
91%
2005
91%
2005
0%
2005
0%
2005
0%
2005
9%
2005
90%
1999
90%
1999
35%
1999
35%
1999
10%
1999
10%
1999
23%
1999
23%
1999
64%
1999
64%
1999
76%
1999
76%
1999
0%
1998
72%
1998
72%
1998
0%
1998
97%
1998
97%
1998
26%
1998
26%
1998
93%
1998
93%
1998
23%
1996
23%
1996
54%
1996
54%
1996
77%
1996
77%
1996
45%
1996
45%
1996
39%
1996
39%
1996
61%
1996
61%
1996
25%
2005
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