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Jack Kingston's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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2013
5%
2013
16%
2013
16%
2013
95%
2013
95%
2013
10%
2013
10%
2013
86%
2013
86%
2013
84%
2013
84%
2013
81%
2012
81%
2012
90%
2012
90%
2012
80%
2012
80%
2012
18%
2012
18%
2012
16%
2012
16%
2012
15%
2012
15%
2012
85%
2012
85%
2012
9%
2012
33%
2011
33%
2011
67%
2011
67%
2011
61%
2011
61%
2011
23%
2011
23%
2011
77%
2011
77%
2011
32%
2011
32%
2011
63%
2011
63%
2011
39%
2011
39%
2011
81%
2010
81%
2010
20%
2010
20%
2010
89%
2010
89%
2010
11%
2010
11%
2010
77%
2010
77%
2010
26%
2010
26%
2010
72%
2010
72%
2010
18%
2010
18%
2010
0%
2009
75%
2009
75%
2009
18%
2009
18%
2009
17%
2009
17%
2009
84%
2009
84%
2009
16%
2009
16%
2009
81%
2009
81%
2009
82%
2009
82%
2009
73%
2008
73%
2008
81.7%
2008
81.7%
2008
18%
2008
18%
2008
24%
2008
24%
2008
91%
2008
91%
2008
0%
2008
76%
2008
76%
2008
26%
2008
26%
2008
76.2%
2007
76.2%
2007
32%
2007
32%
2007
64%
2007
64%
2007
23.8%
2007
23.8%
2007
72%
2007
72%
2007
90%
2007
90%
2007
28%
2007
28%
2007
9%
2007
81%
2006
81%
2006
90%
2006
90%
2006
9%
2006
89.5%
2006
89.5%
2006
94%
2006
94%
2006
19%
2006
19%
2006
10.5%
2006
10.5%
2006
0%
2006
35%
2005
35%
2005
18%
2005
18%
2005
89%
2005
89%
2005
0%
2005
13%
2005
13%
2005
65%
2005
65%
2005
82%
2005
82%
2005
86%
2005
86%
2005
0%
2004
0%
2004
95%
2004
95%
2004
91%
2004
91%
2004
0%
2004
96%
2004
96%
2004
17%
2003
17%
2003
21%
2003
21%
2003
83%
2003
83%
2003
79%
2003
79%
2003
80%
2003
80%
2003
14%
2003
14%
2003
11%
2003
11%
2003
85%
2003
85%
2003
73%
2002
73%
2002
21%
2002
21%
2002
85%
2002
85%
2002
0%
2002
0%
2002
75%
2002
75%
2002
15%
2002
15%
2002
85%
2002
85%
2002
94%
2001
94%
2001
97%
2001
97%
2001
0%
2001
0%
2001
81%
2001
81%
2001
0%
2001
78%
2000
78%
2000
12%
2000
12%
2000
0%
2000
79%
2000
79%
2000
0%
2000
94%
2000
94%
2000
85%
1999
85%
1999
58%
1999
58%
1999
81%
1999
81%
1999
15%
1999
15%
1999
40%
1999
40%
1999
10%
1999
10%
1999
15%
1998
15%
1998
19%
1998
19%
1998
81%
1998
81%
1998
3%
1998
90%
1998
90%
1998
75%
1998
75%
1998
65%
1996
65%
1996
35%
1996
35%
1996
90%
1996
90%
1996
0%
1996
82%
1996
82%
1996
0%
1996
0%
2003
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