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John Boehner's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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2010
96%
2010
4%
2010
94%
2010
94%
2010
0%
2010
6%
2010
85%
2010
85%
2010
88%
2010
88%
2010
8%
2009
0%
2009
92%
2009
92%
2009
92%
2009
92%
2009
75%
2009
75%
2009
0%
2009
93%
2009
93%
2009
7%
2009
5%
2008
98%
2008
98%
2008
9%
2008
85%
2008
85%
2008
93.7%
2008
93.7%
2008
6%
2008
93%
2008
93%
2008
0%
2008
0%
2007
93.3%
2007
93.3%
2007
91%
2007
91%
2007
6.7%
2007
6.7%
2007
72%
2007
72%
2007
97%
2007
97%
2007
0%
2007
0%
2007
98%
2006
98%
2006
17%
2006
17%
2006
80%
2006
80%
2006
20%
2006
20%
2006
63%
2006
63%
2006
35%
2006
35%
2006
73%
2006
73%
2006
2%
2006
94%
2005
94%
2005
16%
2005
16%
2005
72%
2005
72%
2005
3%
2005
83%
2005
83%
2005
84%
2005
84%
2005
16%
2005
16%
2005
27%
2005
27%
2005
96%
2004
96%
2004
33%
2004
33%
2004
66%
2004
66%
2004
92%
2004
92%
2004
8%
2004
0%
2004
91%
2003
91%
2003
13%
2003
13%
2003
17%
2003
17%
2003
11%
2003
11%
2003
0%
2003
79%
2003
79%
2003
80%
2003
80%
2003
87%
2003
87%
2003
27%
2002
27%
2002
73%
2002
73%
2002
63%
2002
63%
2002
23%
2002
23%
2002
73%
2002
73%
2002
77%
2002
77%
2002
21%
2002
21%
2002
32%
2002
32%
2002
89%
2001
89%
2001
7%
2001
69%
2001
69%
2001
20%
2001
20%
2001
87%
2001
87%
2001
4%
2001
94%
2000
94%
2000
71%
2000
71%
2000
68%
2000
68%
2000
57%
1999
57%
1999
0%
1999
84%
1999
84%
1999
42%
1999
42%
1999
23%
1999
23%
1999
76%
1999
76%
1999
47%
1998
47%
1998
88%
1998
88%
1998
3%
1998
51%
1998
51%
1998
0%
1998
90%
1998
90%
1998
82%
1996
82%
1996
0%
1996
0%
1996
90%
1996
90%
1996
79%
1996
79%
1996
0%
1996
0%
2003
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