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Barbara Cubin's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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12%
2008
12%
2008
94%
2008
94%
2008
88.7%
2008
88.7%
2008
88%
2008
88%
2008
84%
2008
84%
2008
6%
2008
11%
2008
11%
2008
91%
2007
91%
2007
9%
2007
72%
2006
72%
2006
10%
2006
10%
2006
6%
2006
93%
2006
93%
2006
85.2%
2006
85.2%
2006
14.8%
2006
14.8%
2006
89%
2006
89%
2006
27%
2006
27%
2006
70%
2005
70%
2005
30%
2005
30%
2005
42%
2005
42%
2005
32%
2005
32%
2005
68%
2005
68%
2005
55%
2005
55%
2005
23%
2005
23%
2005
77%
2005
77%
2005
5%
2004
41%
2004
41%
2004
58%
2004
58%
2004
93%
2004
93%
2004
84%
2004
84%
2004
15%
2004
15%
2004
91%
2003
91%
2003
80%
2003
80%
2003
16%
2003
16%
2003
20%
2003
20%
2003
0%
2003
83%
2003
83%
2003
14%
2003
14%
2003
86%
2003
86%
2003
89%
2002
89%
2002
75%
2002
75%
2002
11%
2002
11%
2002
0%
2002
0%
2002
85%
2002
85%
2002
13%
2002
13%
2002
85%
2002
85%
2002
94%
2001
94%
2001
81%
2001
81%
2001
0%
2001
0%
2001
97%
2001
97%
2001
0%
2001
94%
2000
94%
2000
39%
2000
39%
2000
0%
2000
79%
2000
79%
2000
0%
2000
57%
2000
57%
2000
15%
1999
15%
1999
0%
1999
84%
1999
84%
1999
81%
1999
81%
1999
78%
1999
78%
1999
21%
1999
21%
1999
15%
1998
15%
1998
93%
1998
93%
1998
89%
1998
89%
1998
10%
1998
10%
1998
81%
1998
81%
1998
0%
1998
0%
1996
82%
1996
82%
1996
68%
1996
68%
1996
29%
1996
29%
1996
0%
1996
79%
1996
79%
1996
33%
2003
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