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James McCrery III's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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81%
2008
81%
2008
11%
2008
11%
2008
19%
2008
19%
2008
14%
2008
14%
2008
9%
2008
89%
2008
89%
2008
85%
2008
85%
2008
84%
2007
84%
2007
77.8%
2007
77.8%
2007
63%
2007
63%
2007
22.2%
2007
22.2%
2007
0%
2007
15%
2007
15%
2007
37%
2007
37%
2007
72%
2007
72%
2007
86%
2006
86%
2006
94%
2006
94%
2006
31%
2006
31%
2006
4%
2006
15.5%
2006
15.5%
2006
84.5%
2006
84.5%
2006
6%
2006
68%
2006
68%
2006
77%
2005
77%
2005
82%
2005
82%
2005
17%
2005
17%
2005
23%
2005
23%
2005
31%
2005
31%
2005
67%
2005
67%
2005
79%
2005
79%
2005
20%
2005
20%
2005
96%
2004
96%
2004
22%
2004
22%
2004
78%
2004
78%
2004
77%
2004
77%
2004
23%
2004
23%
2004
0%
2004
81%
2003
81%
2003
81%
2003
81%
2003
19%
2003
19%
2003
80%
2003
80%
2003
76%
2003
76%
2003
17%
2003
17%
2003
11%
2003
11%
2003
23%
2003
23%
2003
79%
2002
79%
2002
71%
2002
71%
2002
69%
2002
69%
2002
0%
2002
21%
2002
21%
2002
25%
2002
25%
2002
85%
2002
85%
2002
28%
2002
28%
2002
86%
2001
86%
2001
61%
2001
61%
2001
13%
2001
13%
2001
4%
2001
87%
2001
87%
2001
38%
2001
38%
2001
76%
2000
76%
2000
12%
2000
12%
2000
32%
2000
32%
2000
78%
2000
78%
2000
67%
2000
67%
2000
18%
2000
18%
2000
16%
1999
16%
1999
73%
1999
73%
1999
82%
1999
82%
1999
0%
1999
23%
1999
23%
1999
84%
1999
84%
1999
19%
1998
19%
1998
66%
1998
66%
1998
67%
1998
67%
1998
33%
1998
33%
1998
30%
1998
30%
1998
75%
1998
75%
1998
21%
1996
21%
1996
72%
1996
72%
1996
77%
1996
77%
1996
14%
1996
14%
1996
67%
1996
67%
1996
32%
1996
32%
1996
33%
2003
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