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Richard Burr's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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37%
2013
37%
2013
19%
2013
19%
2013
28%
2013
28%
2013
24%
2013
24%
2013
62%
2013
62%
2013
79%
2013
79%
2013
74%
2013
74%
2013
74%
2012
74%
2012
81%
2012
81%
2012
18%
2012
18%
2012
25%
2012
25%
2012
15%
2012
15%
2012
80%
2012
80%
2012
20%
2012
20%
2012
84%
2012
84%
2012
89%
2011
89%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2011
24%
2011
24%
2011
74%
2011
74%
2011
0%
2011
11%
2011
11%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2011
0%
2011
69%
2010
69%
2010
76%
2010
76%
2010
28%
2010
28%
2010
24%
2010
24%
2010
30%
2010
30%
2010
71%
2010
71%
2010
0%
2010
72%
2010
72%
2010
97%
2009
97%
2009
91%
2009
91%
2009
74%
2009
74%
2009
0%
2009
21%
2009
21%
2009
11%
2009
11%
2009
89%
2009
89%
2009
8%
2009
16%
2008
16%
2008
88.2%
2008
88.2%
2008
12%
2008
12%
2008
6%
2008
79%
2008
79%
2008
0%
2008
93%
2008
93%
2008
79%
2008
79%
2008
93%
2007
93%
2007
80%
2007
80%
2007
7.8%
2007
7.8%
2007
92.2%
2007
92.2%
2007
97%
2007
97%
2007
17%
2007
17%
2007
0%
2007
0%
2007
54%
2006
54%
2006
18%
2006
18%
2006
70.2%
2006
70.2%
2006
29.8%
2006
29.8%
2006
42%
2006
42%
2006
74%
2006
74%
2006
23%
2006
23%
2006
76%
2006
76%
2006
26%
2005
26%
2005
36%
2005
36%
2005
77%
2005
77%
2005
27%
2005
27%
2005
0%
2005
61%
2005
61%
2005
65%
2005
65%
2005
74%
2005
74%
2005
0%
2003
21%
2002
21%
2002
85%
2001
85%
2001
26%
2000
26%
2000
85%
2000
85%
2000
71%
2000
71%
2000
88%
2000
88%
2000
0%
2000
6%
2000
70%
1999
70%
1999
73%
1999
73%
1999
85%
1999
85%
1999
23%
1999
23%
1999
28%
1999
28%
1999
10%
1999
10%
1999
81%
1998
81%
1998
18%
1998
18%
1998
21%
1998
21%
1998
76%
1998
76%
1998
81%
1998
81%
1998
15%
1998
15%
1998
86%
1996
86%
1996
79%
1996
79%
1996
10%
1996
10%
1996
0%
1996
82%
1996
82%
1996
0%
1996
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