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Shelley Berkley's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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40%
2012
40%
2012
38%
2012
38%
2012
37%
2012
37%
2012
63%
2012
63%
2012
64%
2012
64%
2012
35%
2012
35%
2012
60%
2012
60%
2012
62%
2011
62%
2011
65%
2011
65%
2011
30%
2011
30%
2011
61%
2011
61%
2011
38%
2011
38%
2011
70%
2011
70%
2011
38%
2011
38%
2011
35%
2011
35%
2011
67%
2010
67%
2010
62%
2010
62%
2010
38%
2010
38%
2010
65%
2010
65%
2010
35%
2010
35%
2010
25%
2010
25%
2010
71%
2010
71%
2010
33%
2010
33%
2010
13%
2009
13%
2009
30%
2009
30%
2009
59%
2009
59%
2009
28%
2009
28%
2009
72%
2009
72%
2009
87%
2009
87%
2009
37%
2009
37%
2009
68%
2009
68%
2009
63%
2008
63%
2008
40.7%
2008
40.7%
2008
59%
2008
59%
2008
41%
2008
41%
2008
59%
2008
59%
2008
37%
2008
37%
2008
55%
2008
55%
2008
43%
2008
43%
2008
61.8%
2007
61.8%
2007
37%
2007
37%
2007
72%
2007
72%
2007
62%
2007
62%
2007
51%
2007
51%
2007
49%
2007
49%
2007
28%
2007
28%
2007
38.2%
2007
38.2%
2007
37%
2006
37%
2006
71.3%
2006
71.3%
2006
28.7%
2006
28.7%
2006
62%
2006
62%
2006
26%
2006
26%
2006
22%
2006
22%
2006
77%
2006
77%
2006
74%
2006
74%
2006
29%
2005
29%
2005
68%
2005
68%
2005
58%
2005
58%
2005
74%
2005
74%
2005
71%
2005
71%
2005
26%
2005
26%
2005
32%
2005
32%
2005
41%
2005
41%
2005
19%
2004
19%
2004
68%
2004
68%
2004
30%
2004
30%
2004
78%
2004
78%
2004
32%
2004
32%
2004
68%
2004
68%
2004
69%
2003
69%
2003
29%
2003
29%
2003
30%
2003
30%
2003
31%
2003
31%
2003
30%
2003
30%
2003
70%
2003
70%
2003
70%
2003
70%
2003
69%
2003
69%
2003
61%
2002
61%
2002
64%
2002
64%
2002
32%
2002
32%
2002
19%
2002
19%
2002
39%
2002
39%
2002
35%
2002
35%
2002
74%
2002
74%
2002
68%
2002
68%
2002
66%
2001
66%
2001
34%
2001
34%
2001
74%
2001
74%
2001
39%
2001
39%
2001
23%
2001
23%
2001
62%
2001
62%
2001
76%
2000
76%
2000
57%
2000
57%
2000
42%
2000
42%
2000
24%
2000
24%
2000
42%
2000
42%
2000
56%
2000
56%
2000
73%
1999
73%
1999
27%
1999
27%
1999
71%
1999
71%
1999
73%
1999
73%
1999
26%
1999
26%
1999
27%
1999
27%
1999
100%
2003
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