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Bennie Thompson's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (MS) - District 2

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62%
2013
62%
2013
73%
2013
73%
2013
31%
2013
31%
2013
37%
2013
37%
2013
24%
2013
24%
2013
69%
2013
69%
2013
69%
2013
69%
2013
70%
2012
70%
2012
32%
2012
32%
2012
32%
2012
32%
2012
68%
2012
68%
2012
67%
2012
67%
2012
33%
2012
33%
2012
67%
2012
67%
2012
30%
2012
30%
2012
20%
2011
20%
2011
64%
2011
64%
2011
20%
2011
20%
2011
80%
2011
80%
2011
80%
2011
80%
2011
84%
2011
84%
2011
12%
2011
12%
2011
36%
2011
36%
2011
18%
2010
18%
2010
11%
2010
11%
2010
79%
2010
79%
2010
67%
2010
67%
2010
22%
2010
22%
2010
84%
2010
84%
2010
80%
2010
80%
2010
31%
2010
31%
2010
78%
2009
78%
2009
91%
2009
91%
2009
62%
2009
62%
2009
35%
2009
35%
2009
25%
2009
25%
2009
0%
2009
74%
2009
74%
2009
22%
2009
22%
2009
18%
2008
18%
2008
23%
2008
23%
2008
85%
2008
85%
2008
76%
2008
76%
2008
0%
2008
17.5%
2008
17.5%
2008
83%
2008
83%
2008
75%
2008
75%
2008
0%
2007
28%
2007
28%
2007
76%
2007
76%
2007
79.7%
2007
79.7%
2007
20.3%
2007
20.3%
2007
23%
2007
23%
2007
82%
2007
82%
2007
71%
2007
71%
2007
33.3%
2006
33.3%
2006
39%
2006
39%
2006
66.7%
2006
66.7%
2006
28%
2006
28%
2006
32%
2006
32%
2006
70%
2006
70%
2006
61%
2006
61%
2006
68%
2006
68%
2006
26%
2005
26%
2005
18%
2005
18%
2005
34%
2005
34%
2005
75%
2005
75%
2005
25%
2005
25%
2005
81%
2005
81%
2005
65%
2005
65%
2005
74%
2005
74%
2005
34%
2004
34%
2004
65%
2004
65%
2004
33%
2004
33%
2004
67%
2004
67%
2004
20%
2004
20%
2004
80%
2004
80%
2004
19%
2003
19%
2003
82%
2003
82%
2003
71%
2003
71%
2003
27%
2003
27%
2003
6%
2003
93%
2003
93%
2003
20%
2003
20%
2003
78%
2003
78%
2003
19%
2002
19%
2002
82%
2002
82%
2002
23%
2002
23%
2002
29%
2002
29%
2002
70%
2002
70%
2002
17%
2002
17%
2002
74%
2002
74%
2002
77%
2002
77%
2002
18%
2001
18%
2001
81%
2001
81%
2001
72%
2001
72%
2001
27%
2001
27%
2001
72%
2001
72%
2001
27%
2001
27%
2001
17%
2000
17%
2000
68%
2000
68%
2000
74%
2000
74%
2000
79%
2000
79%
2000
32%
2000
32%
2000
24%
2000
24%
2000
78%
1999
78%
1999
11%
1999
11%
1999
22%
1999
22%
1999
89%
1999
89%
1999
0%
1999
88%
1999
88%
1999
69%
1998
69%
1998
79%
1998
79%
1998
31%
1998
31%
1998
30%
1998
30%
1998
64%
1998
64%
1998
0%
1998
37%
1996
37%
1996
88%
1996
88%
1996
21%
1996
21%
1996
61%
1996
61%
1996
0%
1996
78%
1996
78%
1996
100%
2003
75%
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