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Donald Young's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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2013
41%
2013
48%
2013
48%
2013
52%
2013
52%
2013
24%
2013
24%
2013
52%
2013
52%
2013
59%
2013
59%
2013
76%
2013
76%
2013
46%
2012
46%
2012
50%
2012
50%
2012
50%
2012
50%
2012
49%
2012
49%
2012
52%
2012
52%
2012
51%
2012
51%
2012
51%
2012
51%
2012
49%
2012
49%
2012
51%
2011
51%
2011
48%
2011
48%
2011
56%
2011
56%
2011
30%
2011
30%
2011
44%
2011
44%
2011
52%
2011
52%
2011
49%
2011
49%
2011
70%
2011
70%
2011
63%
2010
63%
2010
62%
2010
62%
2010
39%
2010
39%
2010
38%
2010
38%
2010
61%
2010
61%
2010
38%
2010
38%
2010
61%
2010
61%
2010
37%
2010
37%
2010
35%
2009
35%
2009
0%
2009
75%
2009
75%
2009
65%
2009
65%
2009
26%
2009
26%
2009
74%
2009
74%
2009
69%
2009
69%
2009
31%
2009
31%
2009
39%
2008
39%
2008
40%
2008
40%
2008
61%
2008
61%
2008
69%
2008
69%
2008
60%
2008
60%
2008
37%
2008
37%
2008
63.3%
2008
63.3%
2008
31%
2008
31%
2008
41%
2007
41%
2007
35.8%
2007
35.8%
2007
66%
2007
66%
2007
59%
2007
59%
2007
67%
2007
67%
2007
33%
2007
33%
2007
33%
2007
33%
2007
64.2%
2007
64.2%
2007
12%
2006
12%
2006
26.3%
2006
26.3%
2006
85%
2006
85%
2006
73.7%
2006
73.7%
2006
14%
2006
14%
2006
51%
2006
51%
2006
86%
2006
86%
2006
48%
2006
48%
2006
31%
2005
31%
2005
51%
2005
51%
2005
49%
2005
49%
2005
36%
2005
36%
2005
63%
2005
63%
2005
0%
2005
89%
2005
89%
2005
69%
2005
69%
2005
38%
2004
38%
2004
61%
2004
61%
2004
30%
2004
30%
2004
69%
2004
69%
2004
83%
2004
83%
2004
17%
2004
17%
2004
69%
2003
69%
2003
16%
2003
16%
2003
77%
2003
77%
2003
23%
2003
23%
2003
21%
2003
21%
2003
83%
2003
83%
2003
31%
2003
31%
2003
78%
2003
78%
2003
71%
2002
71%
2002
29%
2002
29%
2002
78%
2002
78%
2002
75%
2002
75%
2002
73%
2002
73%
2002
21%
2002
21%
2002
0%
2002
22%
2002
22%
2002
80%
2001
80%
2001
20%
2001
20%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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80%
2001
80%
2001
69%
2001
69%
2001
67%
2000
67%
2000
70%
2000
70%
2000
33%
2000
33%
2000
33%
2000
33%
2000
29%
2000
29%
2000
67%
2000
67%
2000
24%
1999
24%
1999
75%
1999
75%
1999
23%
1999
23%
1999
79%
1999
79%
1999
73%
1999
73%
1999
16%
1999
16%
1999
67%
1998
67%
1998
32%
1998
32%
1998
53%
1998
53%
1998
68%
1998
68%
1998
27%
1998
27%
1998
47%
1998
47%
1998
0%
1996
64%
1996
64%
1996
86%
1996
86%
1996
10%
1996
10%
1996
79%
1996
79%
1996
33%
1996
33%
1996
0%
2003
25%
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