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Joseph Knollenberg's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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35%
2008
35%
2008
39%
2008
39%
2008
63.3%
2008
63.3%
2008
37%
2008
37%
2008
31%
2008
31%
2008
62%
2008
62%
2008
62%
2008
62%
2008
64%
2007
64%
2007
65.8%
2007
65.8%
2007
64%
2007
64%
2007
34.2%
2007
34.2%
2007
32%
2007
32%
2007
32%
2007
32%
2007
36%
2007
36%
2007
67%
2007
67%
2007
73%
2006
73%
2006
94%
2006
94%
2006
4%
2006
43%
2006
43%
2006
23.5%
2006
23.5%
2006
76.5%
2006
76.5%
2006
17%
2006
17%
2006
56%
2006
56%
2006
34%
2005
34%
2005
61%
2005
61%
2005
40%
2005
40%
2005
65%
2005
65%
2005
41%
2005
41%
2005
58%
2005
58%
2005
39%
2005
39%
2005
59%
2005
59%
2005
63%
2004
63%
2004
34%
2004
34%
2004
39%
2004
39%
2004
20%
2004
20%
2004
79%
2004
79%
2004
60%
2004
60%
2004
81%
2003
81%
2003
19%
2003
19%
2003
20%
2003
20%
2003
81%
2003
81%
2003
69%
2003
69%
2003
5%
2003
30%
2003
30%
2003
87%
2003
87%
2003
62%
2002
62%
2002
78%
2002
78%
2002
22%
2002
22%
2002
38%
2002
38%
2002
77%
2002
77%
2002
22%
2002
22%
2002
0%
2002
91%
2002
91%
2002
69%
2001
69%
2001
4%
2001
87%
2001
87%
2001
20%
2001
20%
2001
89%
2001
89%
2001
7%
2001
6%
2000
25%
2000
25%
2000
23%
2000
23%
2000
85%
2000
85%
2000
69%
2000
69%
2000
74%
2000
74%
2000
49%
1999
49%
1999
84%
1999
84%
1999
25%
1999
25%
1999
50%
1999
50%
1999
72%
1999
72%
1999
0%
1999
81%
1998
81%
1998
29%
1998
29%
1998
53%
1998
53%
1998
43%
1998
43%
1998
69%
1998
69%
1998
15%
1998
15%
1998
68%
1996
68%
1996
21%
1996
21%
1996
68%
1996
68%
1996
29%
1996
29%
1996
72%
1996
72%
1996
30%
1996
30%
1996
33%
2003
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