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Bernie Sanders' Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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69%
2013
69%
2013
82%
2013
82%
2013
8%
2013
51%
2013
51%
2013
66%
2013
66%
2013
31%
2013
31%
2013
47%
2013
47%
2013
52%
2012
52%
2012
64%
2012
64%
2012
76%
2012
76%
2012
22%
2012
22%
2012
47%
2012
47%
2012
71%
2012
71%
2012
0%
2012
30%
2012
30%
2012
83%
2011
83%
2011
48%
2011
48%
2011
27%
2011
27%
2011
56%
2011
56%
2011
73%
2011
73%
2011
52%
2011
52%
2011
14%
2011
14%
2011
44%
2011
44%
2011
0%
2010
17%
2010
17%
2010
65%
2010
65%
2010
83%
2010
83%
2010
0%
2010
47%
2010
47%
2010
0%
2010
88%
2010
88%
2010
31%
2009
31%
2009
68%
2009
68%
2009
68%
2009
68%
2009
30%
2009
30%
2009
63%
2009
63%
2009
37%
2009
37%
2009
49%
2009
49%
2009
45%
2009
45%
2009
65%
2008
65%
2008
80%
2008
80%
2008
13%
2008
13%
2008
77%
2008
77%
2008
6%
2008
82%
2008
82%
2008
17.7%
2008
17.7%
2008
9%
2008
98%
2007
98%
2007
93.7%
2007
93.7%
2007
8%
2007
0%
2007
6%
2007
88%
2007
88%
2007
90%
2007
90%
2007
6.3%
2007
6.3%
2007
91%
2006
91%
2006
20%
2006
20%
2006
12%
2006
12%
2006
87%
2006
87%
2006
79%
2006
79%
2006
6%
2006
13.5%
2006
13.5%
2006
86.5%
2006
86.5%
2006
94%
2005
94%
2005
90%
2005
90%
2005
77%
2005
77%
2005
4%
2005
94%
2005
94%
2005
23%
2005
23%
2005
10%
2005
10%
2005
0%
2005
85%
2004
85%
2004
14%
2004
14%
2004
88%
2004
88%
2004
0%
2004
29%
2004
29%
2004
70%
2004
70%
2004
0%
2003
85%
2003
85%
2003
16%
2003
16%
2003
84%
2003
84%
2003
69%
2003
69%
2003
14%
2003
14%
2003
94%
2003
94%
2003
30%
2003
30%
2003
0%
2002
94%
2002
94%
2002
9%
2002
19%
2002
19%
2002
0%
2002
95%
2002
95%
2002
74%
2002
74%
2002
91%
2002
91%
2002
10%
2001
10%
2001
90%
2001
90%
2001
71%
2001
71%
2001
95%
2001
95%
2001
0%
2001
29%
2001
29%
2001
16%
2000
16%
2000
0%
2000
81%
2000
81%
2000
80%
2000
80%
2000
94%
2000
94%
2000
16%
2000
16%
2000
87%
1999
87%
1999
0%
1999
61%
1999
61%
1999
21%
1999
21%
1999
37%
1999
37%
1999
76%
1999
76%
1999
0%
1998
93%
1998
93%
1998
23%
1998
23%
1998
31%
1998
31%
1998
64%
1998
64%
1998
72%
1998
72%
1998
90%
1996
90%
1996
11%
1996
11%
1996
12%
1996
12%
1996
84%
1996
84%
1996
0%
1996
85%
1996
85%
1996
100%
2003
75%
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