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Mitch McConnell, Jr.'s Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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33%
2002
22%
2013
22%
2013
80%
2013
80%
2013
15%
2013
15%
2013
24%
2013
24%
2013
23%
2013
23%
2013
78%
2013
78%
2013
73%
2013
73%
2013
92%
2012
92%
2012
23%
2012
23%
2012
76%
2012
76%
2012
79%
2012
79%
2012
17%
2012
17%
2012
83%
2012
83%
2012
6%
2012
18%
2012
18%
2012
86%
2011
86%
2011
89%
2011
89%
2011
22%
2011
22%
2011
6%
2011
90%
2011
90%
2011
78%
2011
78%
2011
10%
2011
10%
2011
14%
2011
14%
2011
76%
2010
76%
2010
84%
2010
84%
2010
0%
2010
16%
2010
16%
2010
72%
2010
72%
2010
0%
2010
79%
2010
79%
2010
22%
2010
22%
2010
14%
2009
14%
2009
0%
2009
11%
2009
11%
2009
90%
2009
90%
2009
6%
2009
81%
2009
81%
2009
92%
2009
92%
2009
84%
2009
84%
2009
14%
2008
14%
2008
15%
2008
15%
2008
85.3%
2008
85.3%
2008
16%
2008
16%
2008
79%
2008
79%
2008
0%
2008
84%
2008
84%
2008
79%
2008
79%
2008
86.5%
2007
86.5%
2007
13.5%
2007
13.5%
2007
91%
2007
91%
2007
30%
2007
30%
2007
95%
2007
95%
2007
66%
2007
66%
2007
3%
2007
0%
2007
84.3%
2006
84.3%
2006
93%
2006
93%
2006
4%
2006
85%
2006
85%
2006
69%
2006
69%
2006
8%
2006
15.7%
2006
15.7%
2006
29%
2006
29%
2006
0%
2005
64%
2005
64%
2005
0%
2005
94%
2005
94%
2005
74%
2005
74%
2005
23%
2005
23%
2005
85%
2005
85%
2005
15%
2005
15%
2005
0%
2004
67%
2004
67%
2004
19%
2004
19%
2004
71%
2004
71%
2004
84%
2004
84%
2004
11%
2004
11%
2004
82%
2003
82%
2003
14%
2003
14%
2003
87%
2003
87%
2003
78%
2003
78%
2003
0%
2003
0%
2003
59%
2003
59%
2003
0%
2003
94%
2002
94%
2002
0%
2002
76%
2002
76%
2002
62%
2002
62%
2002
0%
2002
89%
2002
89%
2002
0%
2002
11%
2002
11%
2002
73%
2001
73%
2001
86%
2001
86%
2001
22%
2001
22%
2001
72%
2001
72%
2001
7%
2001
7%
2001
86%
2000
86%
2000
73%
2000
73%
2000
0%
2000
5%
2000
22%
2000
22%
2000
86%
2000
86%
2000
52%
1999
52%
1999
72%
1999
72%
1999
23%
1999
23%
1999
46%
1999
46%
1999
83%
1999
83%
1999
0%
1999
58%
1998
58%
1998
18%
1998
18%
1998
88%
1998
88%
1998
29%
1998
29%
1998
0%
1998
72%
1998
72%
1998
74%
1996
74%
1996
72%
1996
72%
1996
0%
1996
26%
1996
26%
1996
0%
1996
69%
1996
69%
1996
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