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Dan Miller's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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73%
2001
73%
2001
4%
2001
28%
2001
28%
2001
87%
2001
87%
2001
52%
2001
52%
2001
29%
2000
29%
2000
53%
2000
53%
2000
0%
2000
47%
2000
47%
2000
88%
2000
88%
2000
67%
2000
67%
2000
23%
1999
23%
1999
73%
1999
73%
1999
52%
1999
52%
1999
48%
1999
48%
1999
27%
1999
27%
1999
73%
1999
73%
1999
66%
1998
66%
1998
44%
1998
44%
1998
88%
1998
88%
1998
55%
1998
55%
1998
33%
1998
33%
1998
0%
1998
24%
1996
24%
1996
65%
1996
65%
1996
48%
1996
48%
1996
30%
1996
30%
1996
73%
1996
73%
1996
50%
1996
50%
1996
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