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Kevin McCarthy's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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64%
2013
64%
2013
16%
2013
16%
2013
44%
2013
44%
2013
57%
2013
57%
2013
42%
2013
42%
2013
36%
2013
36%
2013
74%
2013
74%
2013
82%
2012
82%
2012
25%
2012
25%
2012
74%
2012
74%
2012
83%
2012
83%
2012
17%
2012
17%
2012
9%
2012
18%
2012
18%
2012
86%
2012
86%
2012
100%
2011
100%
2011
11%
2011
11%
2011
0%
2011
89%
2011
89%
2011
90%
2011
90%
2011
9%
2011
86%
2011
86%
2011
10%
2011
10%
2011
72%
2010
72%
2010
80%
2010
80%
2010
16%
2010
16%
2010
20%
2010
20%
2010
28%
2010
28%
2010
82%
2010
82%
2010
14%
2010
14%
2010
86%
2010
86%
2010
13%
2009
13%
2009
90%
2009
90%
2009
11%
2009
11%
2009
4%
2009
84%
2009
84%
2009
95%
2009
95%
2009
0%
2009
75%
2009
75%
2009
62%
2008
62%
2008
72%
2008
72%
2008
27%
2008
27%
2008
84%
2008
84%
2008
31%
2008
31%
2008
15%
2008
15%
2008
26%
2008
26%
2008
74.2%
2008
74.2%
2008
11%
2007
11%
2007
32%
2007
32%
2007
64%
2007
64%
2007
88%
2007
88%
2007
80.8%
2007
80.8%
2007
85%
2007
85%
2007
19.2%
2007
19.2%
2007
9%
2007
50%
2017-2018
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