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Howard Coble's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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37%
2013
37%
2013
15%
2013
15%
2013
29%
2013
29%
2013
63%
2013
63%
2013
27%
2013
27%
2013
85%
2013
85%
2013
70%
2013
70%
2013
54%
2012
54%
2012
68%
2012
68%
2012
72%
2012
72%
2012
28%
2012
28%
2012
46%
2012
46%
2012
35%
2012
35%
2012
65%
2012
65%
2012
32%
2012
32%
2012
35%
2011
35%
2011
65%
2011
65%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2011
41%
2011
41%
2011
59%
2011
59%
2011
54%
2011
54%
2011
45%
2011
45%
2011
0%
2011
85%
2010
85%
2010
15%
2010
15%
2010
93%
2010
93%
2010
6%
2010
85%
2010
85%
2010
29%
2010
29%
2010
68%
2010
68%
2010
0%
2010
26%
2009
26%
2009
68%
2009
68%
2009
7%
2009
16%
2009
16%
2009
82%
2009
82%
2009
18%
2009
18%
2009
90%
2009
90%
2009
83%
2009
83%
2009
56%
2008
56%
2008
79.3%
2008
79.3%
2008
21%
2008
21%
2008
13%
2008
13%
2008
91%
2008
91%
2008
0%
2008
86%
2008
86%
2008
44%
2008
44%
2008
72.2%
2007
72.2%
2007
36%
2007
36%
2007
63%
2007
63%
2007
27.8%
2007
27.8%
2007
74%
2007
74%
2007
79%
2007
79%
2007
26%
2007
26%
2007
21%
2007
21%
2007
89%
2006
89%
2006
85%
2006
85%
2006
11%
2006
11%
2006
79%
2006
79%
2006
59%
2006
59%
2006
10%
2006
10%
2006
21%
2006
21%
2006
38%
2006
38%
2006
24%
2005
24%
2005
34%
2005
34%
2005
55%
2005
55%
2005
42%
2005
42%
2005
34%
2005
34%
2005
74%
2005
74%
2005
66%
2005
66%
2005
66%
2005
66%
2005
33%
2004
33%
2004
41%
2004
41%
2004
65%
2004
65%
2004
91%
2004
91%
2004
0%
2004
58%
2004
58%
2004
31%
2003
31%
2003
41%
2003
41%
2003
69%
2003
69%
2003
57%
2003
57%
2003
57%
2003
57%
2003
5%
2003
42%
2003
42%
2003
87%
2003
87%
2003
61%
2002
61%
2002
36%
2002
36%
2002
72%
2002
72%
2002
25%
2002
25%
2002
24%
2002
24%
2002
71%
2002
71%
2002
30%
2002
30%
2002
70%
2002
70%
2002
82%
2001
82%
2001
82%
2001
82%
2001
15%
2001
15%
2001
16%
2001
16%
2001
69%
2001
69%
2001
20%
2001
20%
2001
78%
2000
78%
2000
12%
2000
12%
2000
0%
2000
79%
2000
79%
2000
40%
2000
40%
2000
60%
2000
60%
2000
77%
1999
77%
1999
64%
1999
64%
1999
97%
1999
97%
1999
0%
1999
35%
1999
35%
1999
22%
1999
22%
1999
15%
1998
15%
1998
33%
1998
33%
1998
85%
1998
85%
1998
3%
1998
90%
1998
90%
1998
66%
1998
66%
1998
52%
1996
52%
1996
47%
1996
47%
1996
90%
1996
90%
1996
27%
1996
27%
1996
71%
1996
71%
1996
0%
1996
0%
2003
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