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Tom Petri's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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31%
2013
31%
2013
51%
2013
51%
2013
46%
2013
46%
2013
68%
2013
68%
2013
43%
2013
43%
2013
48%
2013
48%
2013
53%
2013
53%
2013
46%
2012
46%
2012
75%
2012
75%
2012
53%
2012
53%
2012
46%
2012
46%
2012
54%
2012
54%
2012
42%
2012
42%
2012
58%
2012
58%
2012
25%
2012
25%
2012
45%
2011
45%
2011
55%
2011
55%
2011
56%
2011
56%
2011
37%
2011
37%
2011
63%
2011
63%
2011
52%
2011
52%
2011
47%
2011
47%
2011
44%
2011
44%
2011
77%
2010
77%
2010
23%
2010
23%
2010
69%
2010
69%
2010
30%
2010
30%
2010
85%
2010
85%
2010
29%
2010
29%
2010
68%
2010
68%
2010
0%
2010
33%
2009
33%
2009
67%
2009
67%
2009
24%
2009
24%
2009
35%
2009
35%
2009
69%
2009
69%
2009
31%
2009
31%
2009
73%
2009
73%
2009
65%
2009
65%
2009
61%
2008
61%
2008
67.5%
2008
67.5%
2008
33%
2008
33%
2008
36%
2008
36%
2008
74%
2008
74%
2008
20%
2008
20%
2008
64%
2008
64%
2008
38%
2008
38%
2008
63.7%
2007
63.7%
2007
44%
2007
44%
2007
55%
2007
55%
2007
36.3%
2007
36.3%
2007
72%
2007
72%
2007
63%
2007
63%
2007
27%
2007
27%
2007
37%
2007
37%
2007
57%
2006
57%
2006
61%
2006
61%
2006
38%
2006
38%
2006
57%
2006
57%
2006
51%
2006
51%
2006
42%
2006
42%
2006
43%
2006
43%
2006
47%
2006
47%
2006
39%
2005
39%
2005
44%
2005
44%
2005
54%
2005
54%
2005
45%
2005
45%
2005
46%
2005
46%
2005
60%
2005
60%
2005
56%
2005
56%
2005
53%
2005
53%
2005
42%
2004
42%
2004
43%
2004
43%
2004
58%
2004
58%
2004
60%
2004
60%
2004
39%
2004
39%
2004
57%
2004
57%
2004
44%
2003
44%
2003
49%
2003
49%
2003
56%
2003
56%
2003
51%
2003
51%
2003
49%
2003
49%
2003
30%
2003
30%
2003
50%
2003
50%
2003
65%
2003
65%
2003
51%
2002
51%
2002
48%
2002
48%
2002
55%
2002
55%
2002
39%
2002
39%
2002
44%
2002
44%
2002
57%
2002
57%
2002
45%
2002
45%
2002
55%
2002
55%
2002
53%
2001
53%
2001
74%
2001
74%
2001
47%
2001
47%
2001
21%
2001
21%
2001
66%
2001
66%
2001
34%
2001
34%
2001
49%
2000
49%
2000
49%
2000
49%
2000
0%
2000
79%
2000
79%
2000
41%
2000
41%
2000
58%
2000
58%
2000
59%
1999
59%
1999
62%
1999
62%
1999
73%
1999
73%
1999
23%
1999
23%
1999
36%
1999
36%
1999
40%
1999
40%
1999
30%
1998
30%
1998
27%
1998
27%
1998
67%
1998
67%
1998
29%
1998
29%
1998
71%
1998
71%
1998
68%
1998
68%
1998
43%
1996
43%
1996
55%
1996
55%
1996
77%
1996
77%
1996
39%
1996
39%
1996
58%
1996
58%
1996
23%
1996
23%
1996
33%
2003
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