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Louie Gohmert's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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2013
24%
2013
24%
2013
76%
2013
76%
2013
84%
2013
84%
2013
87%
2013
87%
2013
17%
2013
17%
2013
77%
2013
77%
2013
66%
2012
66%
2012
19%
2012
19%
2012
27%
2012
27%
2012
27%
2012
27%
2012
80%
2012
80%
2012
73%
2012
73%
2012
73%
2012
73%
2012
34%
2012
34%
2012
100%
2011
100%
2011
0%
2011
27%
2011
27%
2011
54%
2011
54%
2011
25%
2011
25%
2011
74%
2011
74%
2011
46%
2011
46%
2011
73%
2011
73%
2011
0%
2010
21%
2010
21%
2010
88%
2010
88%
2010
12%
2010
12%
2010
0%
2010
88%
2010
88%
2010
78%
2010
78%
2010
85%
2010
85%
2010
11%
2009
11%
2009
91%
2009
91%
2009
9%
2009
0%
2009
89%
2009
89%
2009
93%
2009
93%
2009
75%
2009
75%
2009
0%
2009
19%
2008
19%
2008
79%
2008
79%
2008
19%
2008
19%
2008
81%
2008
81%
2008
16%
2008
16%
2008
84%
2008
84%
2008
81.7%
2008
81.7%
2008
18%
2008
18%
2008
0%
2007
85%
2007
85%
2007
11.2%
2007
11.2%
2007
0%
2007
72%
2007
72%
2007
88.8%
2007
88.8%
2007
15%
2007
15%
2007
91%
2007
91%
2007
75%
2006
75%
2006
24%
2006
24%
2006
0%
2006
59%
2006
59%
2006
94%
2006
94%
2006
38%
2006
38%
2006
22.3%
2006
22.3%
2006
77.7%
2006
77.7%
2006
72%
2005
72%
2005
26%
2005
26%
2005
80%
2005
80%
2005
74%
2005
74%
2005
0%
2005
20%
2005
20%
2005
89%
2005
89%
2005
28%
2005
28%
2005
25%
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