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Kay Hutchison's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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33%
2002
30%
2012
30%
2012
65%
2012
65%
2012
69%
2012
69%
2012
77%
2012
77%
2012
28%
2012
28%
2012
72%
2012
72%
2012
16%
2012
16%
2012
34%
2011
34%
2011
85%
2011
85%
2011
13%
2011
13%
2011
66%
2011
66%
2011
25%
2011
25%
2011
75%
2011
75%
2011
73%
2011
73%
2011
27%
2011
27%
2011
80%
2010
80%
2010
0%
2010
79%
2010
79%
2010
85%
2010
85%
2010
0%
2010
15%
2010
15%
2010
72%
2010
72%
2010
19%
2010
19%
2010
27%
2009
27%
2009
73%
2009
73%
2009
28%
2009
28%
2009
72%
2009
72%
2009
72%
2009
72%
2009
72%
2009
72%
2009
27%
2009
27%
2009
27%
2009
27%
2009
0%
2008
20%
2008
20%
2008
80.3%
2008
80.3%
2008
84%
2008
84%
2008
72%
2008
72%
2008
21%
2008
21%
2008
73%
2008
73%
2008
26%
2008
26%
2008
79%
2007
79%
2007
26%
2007
26%
2007
70%
2007
70%
2007
75.2%
2007
75.2%
2007
24.8%
2007
24.8%
2007
72%
2007
72%
2007
16%
2007
16%
2007
28%
2007
28%
2007
33.7%
2006
33.7%
2006
66.3%
2006
66.3%
2006
42%
2006
42%
2006
26%
2006
26%
2006
71%
2006
71%
2006
28%
2006
28%
2006
67%
2006
67%
2006
56%
2006
56%
2006
68%
2005
68%
2005
64%
2005
64%
2005
32%
2005
32%
2005
26%
2005
26%
2005
65%
2005
65%
2005
35%
2005
35%
2005
23%
2005
23%
2005
64%
2005
64%
2005
26%
2004
26%
2004
0%
2004
67%
2004
67%
2004
60%
2004
60%
2004
38%
2004
38%
2004
73%
2004
73%
2004
35%
2003
35%
2003
65%
2003
65%
2003
33%
2003
33%
2003
62%
2003
62%
2003
68%
2003
68%
2003
43%
2003
43%
2003
22%
2003
22%
2003
56%
2003
56%
2003
76%
2002
76%
2002
15%
2002
15%
2002
85%
2002
85%
2002
62%
2002
62%
2002
86%
2002
86%
2002
13%
2002
13%
2002
0%
2002
0%
2002
0%
2001
94%
2001
94%
2001
59%
2001
59%
2001
33%
2001
33%
2001
73%
2001
73%
2001
26%
2001
26%
2001
73%
2000
73%
2000
32%
2000
32%
2000
22%
2000
22%
2000
67%
2000
67%
2000
64%
2000
64%
2000
27%
2000
27%
2000
64%
1999
64%
1999
40%
1999
40%
1999
16%
1999
16%
1999
77%
1999
77%
1999
34%
1999
34%
1999
57%
1999
57%
1999
82%
1998
82%
1998
17%
1998
17%
1998
0%
1998
78%
1998
78%
1998
88%
1998
88%
1998
21%
1998
21%
1998
72%
1996
72%
1996
0%
1996
86%
1996
86%
1996
0%
1996
74%
1996
74%
1996
11%
1996
11%
1996
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