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

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63%
2013
63%
2013
60%
2013
60%
2013
70%
2013
70%
2013
41%
2013
41%
2013
30%
2013
30%
2013
37%
2013
37%
2013
59%
2013
59%
2013
59%
2012
59%
2012
46%
2012
46%
2012
47%
2012
47%
2012
54%
2012
54%
2012
52%
2012
52%
2012
52%
2012
52%
2012
48%
2012
48%
2012
40%
2012
40%
2012
63%
2011
63%
2011
32%
2011
32%
2011
63%
2011
63%
2011
53%
2011
53%
2011
37%
2011
37%
2011
59%
2011
59%
2011
47%
2011
47%
2011
42%
2011
42%
2011
88%
2010
88%
2010
76%
2010
76%
2010
29%
2010
29%
2010
24%
2010
24%
2010
64%
2010
64%
2010
36%
2010
36%
2010
71%
2010
71%
2010
0%
2010
74%
2009
74%
2009
26%
2009
26%
2009
32%
2009
32%
2009
75%
2009
75%
2009
68%
2009
68%
2009
67%
2009
67%
2009
33%
2009
33%
2009
0%
2009
31%
2008
31%
2008
67%
2008
67%
2008
33%
2008
33%
2008
62%
2008
62%
2008
66.7%
2008
66.7%
2008
31%
2008
31%
2008
33%
2008
33%
2008
66%
2008
66%
2008
62%
2007
62%
2007
69%
2007
69%
2007
79%
2007
79%
2007
31%
2007
31%
2007
64%
2007
64%
2007
21%
2007
21%
2007
38%
2007
38%
2007
32%
2007
32%
2007
61%
2006
61%
2006
86%
2006
86%
2006
73.2%
2006
73.2%
2006
31%
2006
31%
2006
6%
2006
39%
2006
39%
2006
68%
2006
68%
2006
35%
2005
35%
2005
65%
2005
65%
2005
71%
2005
71%
2005
64%
2005
64%
2005
27%
2005
27%
2005
58%
2005
58%
2005
35%
2005
35%
2005
41%
2005
41%
2005
64%
2004
64%
2004
16%
2004
16%
2004
65%
2004
65%
2004
35%
2004
35%
2004
35%
2004
35%
2004
83%
2004
83%
2004
60%
2003
60%
2003
74%
2003
74%
2003
26%
2003
26%
2003
67%
2003
67%
2003
89%
2003
89%
2003
33%
2003
33%
2003
39%
2003
39%
2003
0%
2003
85%
2002
85%
2002
0%
2002
81%
2002
81%
2002
75%
2002
75%
2002
64%
2002
64%
2002
36%
2002
36%
2002
0%
2002
19%
2002
19%
2002
61%
2001
61%
2001
69%
2001
69%
2001
87%
2001
87%
2001
4%
2001
39%
2001
39%
2001
20%
2001
20%
2001
33%
2000
33%
2000
66%
2000
66%
2000
39%
2000
39%
2000
61%
2000
61%
2000
74%
2000
74%
2000
26%
2000
26%
2000
66%
1999
66%
1999
40%
1999
40%
1999
36%
1999
36%
1999
32%
1999
32%
1999
64%
1999
64%
1999
60%
1999
60%
1999
22%
1998
22%
1998
42%
1998
42%
1998
78%
1998
78%
1998
79%
1998
79%
1998
57%
1998
57%
1998
21%
1998
21%
1998
27%
1996
27%
1996
73%
1996
73%
1996
39%
1996
39%
1996
72%
1996
72%
1996
21%
1996
21%
1996
60%
1996
60%
1996
33%
2003
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