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Kenny Hulshof's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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29%
2008
29%
2008
70%
2008
70%
2008
27%
2008
27%
2008
29%
2008
29%
2008
73%
2008
73%
2008
29%
2008
29%
2008
70%
2008
70%
2008
70%
2007
70%
2007
9%
2007
30%
2007
30%
2007
0%
2007
81.3%
2007
81.3%
2007
72%
2007
72%
2007
85%
2007
85%
2007
18.7%
2007
18.7%
2007
66%
2006
66%
2006
63.2%
2006
63.2%
2006
36.8%
2006
36.8%
2006
46%
2006
46%
2006
53%
2006
53%
2006
68%
2006
68%
2006
32%
2006
32%
2006
30%
2006
30%
2006
76%
2005
76%
2005
42%
2005
42%
2005
55%
2005
55%
2005
34%
2005
34%
2005
66%
2005
66%
2005
35%
2005
35%
2005
23%
2005
23%
2005
64%
2005
64%
2005
70%
2004
70%
2004
72%
2004
72%
2004
86%
2004
86%
2004
28%
2004
28%
2004
10%
2004
10%
2004
30%
2004
30%
2004
72%
2003
72%
2003
17%
2003
17%
2003
29%
2003
29%
2003
81%
2003
81%
2003
58%
2003
58%
2003
24%
2003
24%
2003
40%
2003
40%
2003
71%
2003
71%
2003
67%
2002
67%
2002
25%
2002
25%
2002
29%
2002
29%
2002
71%
2002
71%
2002
21%
2002
21%
2002
27%
2002
27%
2002
73%
2002
73%
2002
73%
2002
73%
2002
69%
2001
69%
2001
69%
2001
69%
2001
32%
2001
32%
2001
69%
2001
69%
2001
20%
2001
20%
2001
28%
2001
28%
2001
12%
2000
12%
2000
0%
2000
85%
2000
85%
2000
78%
2000
78%
2000
79%
2000
79%
2000
6%
2000
73%
1999
73%
1999
27%
1999
27%
1999
32%
1999
32%
1999
66%
1999
66%
1999
19%
1999
19%
1999
80%
1999
80%
1999
75%
1998
75%
1998
74%
1998
74%
1998
81%
1998
81%
1998
19%
1998
19%
1998
23%
1998
23%
1998
14%
1998
14%
1998
33%
2003
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