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Jerry Lewis' Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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44%
2012
44%
2012
56%
2012
56%
2012
27%
2012
27%
2012
84%
2012
84%
2012
71%
2012
71%
2012
29%
2012
29%
2012
16%
2012
16%
2012
54%
2011
54%
2011
43%
2011
43%
2011
32%
2011
32%
2011
17%
2011
17%
2011
68%
2011
68%
2011
29%
2011
29%
2011
83%
2011
83%
2011
71%
2011
71%
2011
0%
2010
92%
2010
92%
2010
0%
2010
8%
2010
11%
2010
11%
2010
88%
2010
88%
2010
88%
2010
88%
2010
85%
2010
85%
2010
75%
2009
75%
2009
22%
2009
22%
2009
80%
2009
80%
2009
20%
2009
20%
2009
24%
2009
24%
2009
0%
2009
75%
2009
75%
2009
77%
2009
77%
2009
20%
2008
20%
2008
74%
2008
74%
2008
22%
2008
22%
2008
80%
2008
80%
2008
20%
2008
20%
2008
22%
2008
22%
2008
77.7%
2008
77.7%
2008
74%
2008
74%
2008
81%
2007
81%
2007
40%
2007
40%
2007
31.8%
2007
31.8%
2007
36%
2007
36%
2007
68.2%
2007
68.2%
2007
64%
2007
64%
2007
19%
2007
19%
2007
59%
2007
59%
2007
47%
2006
47%
2006
70.3%
2006
70.3%
2006
29.7%
2006
29.7%
2006
28%
2006
28%
2006
52%
2006
52%
2006
71%
2006
71%
2006
86%
2006
86%
2006
12%
2006
12%
2006
67%
2005
67%
2005
31%
2005
31%
2005
33%
2005
33%
2005
28%
2005
28%
2005
61%
2005
61%
2005
67%
2005
67%
2005
38%
2005
38%
2005
71%
2005
71%
2005
67%
2004
67%
2004
78%
2004
78%
2004
31%
2004
31%
2004
20%
2004
20%
2004
79%
2004
79%
2004
17%
2004
17%
2004
30%
2003
30%
2003
74%
2003
74%
2003
9%
2003
26%
2003
26%
2003
84%
2003
84%
2003
65%
2003
65%
2003
31%
2003
31%
2003
65%
2003
65%
2003
31%
2002
31%
2002
37%
2002
37%
2002
78%
2002
78%
2002
63%
2002
63%
2002
61%
2002
61%
2002
69%
2002
69%
2002
36%
2002
36%
2002
15%
2002
15%
2002
13%
2001
13%
2001
86%
2001
86%
2001
40%
2001
40%
2001
87%
2001
87%
2001
4%
2001
60%
2001
60%
2001
29%
2000
29%
2000
53%
2000
53%
2000
37%
2000
37%
2000
62%
2000
62%
2000
71%
2000
71%
2000
45%
2000
45%
2000
46%
1999
46%
1999
48%
1999
48%
1999
59%
1999
59%
1999
41%
1999
41%
1999
53%
1999
53%
1999
52%
1999
52%
1999
46%
1998
46%
1998
53%
1998
53%
1998
43%
1998
43%
1998
33%
1998
33%
1998
53%
1998
53%
1998
66%
1998
66%
1998
21%
1996
21%
1996
44%
1996
44%
1996
61%
1996
61%
1996
39%
1996
39%
1996
72%
1996
72%
1996
56%
1996
56%
1996
0%
2003
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