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Dennis Kucinich's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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85%
2012
85%
2012
88%
2012
88%
2012
83%
2012
83%
2012
17%
2012
17%
2012
12%
2012
12%
2012
68%
2012
68%
2012
0%
2012
89%
2011
89%
2011
17%
2011
17%
2011
88%
2011
88%
2011
20%
2011
20%
2011
11%
2011
11%
2011
80%
2011
80%
2011
83%
2011
83%
2011
0%
2011
0%
2010
55%
2010
55%
2010
45%
2010
45%
2010
25%
2010
25%
2010
93%
2010
93%
2010
75%
2010
75%
2010
73%
2010
73%
2010
25%
2010
25%
2010
49%
2009
49%
2009
35%
2009
35%
2009
65%
2009
65%
2009
89%
2009
89%
2009
48%
2009
48%
2009
0%
2009
50%
2009
50%
2009
51%
2009
51%
2009
35%
2008
35%
2008
52%
2008
52%
2008
48%
2008
48%
2008
64%
2008
64%
2008
58%
2008
58%
2008
43%
2008
43%
2008
42.5%
2008
42.5%
2008
55%
2008
55%
2008
45%
2007
45%
2007
52%
2007
52%
2007
55%
2007
55%
2007
33.7%
2007
33.7%
2007
92%
2007
92%
2007
48%
2007
48%
2007
0%
2007
66.3%
2007
66.3%
2007
13%
2006
13%
2006
10%
2006
10%
2006
74%
2006
74%
2006
87%
2006
87%
2006
88%
2006
88%
2006
96%
2006
96%
2006
23%
2006
23%
2006
3%
2006
0%
2005
96%
2005
96%
2005
93%
2005
93%
2005
88%
2005
88%
2005
9%
2005
6%
2005
94%
2005
94%
2005
6%
2005
87%
2004
87%
2004
3%
2004
13%
2004
13%
2004
96%
2004
96%
2004
88%
2004
88%
2004
0%
2004
85%
2003
85%
2003
80%
2003
80%
2003
15%
2003
15%
2003
14%
2003
14%
2003
70%
2003
70%
2003
86%
2003
86%
2003
30%
2003
30%
2003
20%
2003
20%
2003
16%
2002
16%
2002
35%
2002
35%
2002
0%
2002
95%
2002
95%
2002
8%
2002
65%
2002
65%
2002
85%
2002
85%
2002
90%
2002
90%
2002
41%
2001
41%
2001
88%
2001
88%
2001
11%
2001
11%
2001
59%
2001
59%
2001
0%
2001
96%
2001
96%
2001
81%
2000
81%
2000
56%
2000
56%
2000
43%
2000
43%
2000
68%
2000
68%
2000
31%
2000
31%
2000
16%
2000
16%
2000
48%
1999
48%
1999
24%
1999
24%
1999
40%
1999
40%
1999
58%
1999
58%
1999
50%
1999
50%
1999
73%
1999
73%
1999
59%
1998
59%
1998
41%
1998
41%
1998
44%
1998
44%
1998
72%
1998
72%
1998
23%
1998
23%
1998
55%
1998
55%
1998
33%
2003
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