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Ron Paul's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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2011
54%
2011
45%
2011
45%
2011
60%
2011
60%
2011
40%
2011
40%
2011
55%
2011
55%
2011
52%
2011
52%
2011
46%
2011
46%
2011
34%
2010
34%
2010
32%
2010
32%
2010
65%
2010
65%
2010
40%
2010
40%
2010
60%
2010
60%
2010
22%
2010
22%
2010
78%
2010
78%
2010
68%
2010
68%
2010
53%
2009
53%
2009
85%
2009
85%
2009
27%
2009
27%
2009
70%
2009
70%
2009
30%
2009
30%
2009
47%
2009
47%
2009
73%
2009
73%
2009
15%
2009
15%
2009
8%
2008
69.2%
2008
69.2%
2008
31%
2008
31%
2008
58%
2008
58%
2008
41%
2008
41%
2008
91%
2008
91%
2008
42%
2008
42%
2008
57%
2008
57%
2008
20%
2007
20%
2007
52%
2007
52%
2007
60.2%
2007
60.2%
2007
47%
2007
47%
2007
52%
2007
52%
2007
39.8%
2007
39.8%
2007
48%
2007
48%
2007
80%
2007
80%
2007
20%
2006
20%
2006
51%
2006
51%
2006
61%
2006
61%
2006
48%
2006
48%
2006
44%
2006
44%
2006
39%
2006
39%
2006
77%
2006
77%
2006
56%
2006
56%
2006
45%
2005
45%
2005
28%
2005
28%
2005
54%
2005
54%
2005
55%
2005
55%
2005
40%
2005
40%
2005
60%
2005
60%
2005
46%
2005
46%
2005
72%
2005
72%
2005
54%
2004
54%
2004
20%
2004
20%
2004
80%
2004
80%
2004
47%
2004
47%
2004
46%
2004
46%
2004
53%
2004
53%
2004
47%
2003
47%
2003
53%
2003
53%
2003
25%
2003
25%
2003
40%
2003
40%
2003
60%
2003
60%
2003
47%
2003
47%
2003
73%
2003
73%
2003
53%
2003
53%
2003
47%
2002
47%
2002
58%
2002
58%
2002
52%
2002
52%
2002
49%
2002
49%
2002
49%
2002
49%
2002
51%
2002
51%
2002
52%
2002
52%
2002
42%
2002
42%
2002
50%
2001
50%
2001
52%
2001
52%
2001
75%
2001
75%
2001
49%
2001
49%
2001
50%
2001
50%
2001
26%
2001
26%
2001
51%
2000
51%
2000
40%
2000
40%
2000
56%
2000
56%
2000
42%
2000
42%
2000
59%
2000
59%
2000
49%
2000
49%
2000
47%
1999
47%
1999
52%
1999
52%
1999
46%
1999
46%
1999
28%
1999
28%
1999
70%
1999
70%
1999
53%
1999
53%
1999
43%
1998
43%
1998
49%
1998
49%
1998
53%
1998
53%
1998
56%
1998
56%
1998
50%
1998
50%
1998
43%
1998
43%
1998
33%
2003
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