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Jim Gibbons' Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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2003
26%
2005
26%
2005
74%
2005
74%
2005
79%
2005
79%
2005
62%
2005
62%
2005
20%
2005
20%
2005
79%
2005
79%
2005
17%
2005
17%
2005
72%
2004
72%
2004
69%
2004
69%
2004
27%
2004
27%
2004
10%
2004
10%
2004
31%
2004
31%
2004
86%
2004
86%
2004
81%
2003
81%
2003
30%
2003
30%
2003
17%
2003
17%
2003
89%
2003
89%
2003
65%
2003
65%
2003
81%
2003
81%
2003
19%
2003
19%
2003
0%
2003
57%
2002
57%
2002
15%
2002
15%
2002
24%
2002
24%
2002
39%
2002
39%
2002
78%
2002
78%
2002
9%
2002
87%
2002
87%
2002
77%
2002
77%
2002
32%
2001
32%
2001
4%
2001
69%
2001
69%
2001
20%
2001
20%
2001
68%
2001
68%
2001
87%
2001
87%
2001
41%
2000
41%
2000
42%
2000
42%
2000
58%
2000
58%
2000
57%
2000
57%
2000
12%
2000
12%
2000
78%
2000
78%
2000
40%
1999
40%
1999
58%
1999
58%
1999
37%
1999
37%
1999
91%
1999
91%
1999
61%
1999
61%
1999
9%
1999
60%
1998
60%
1998
38%
1998
38%
1998
27%
1998
27%
1998
23%
1998
23%
1998
74%
1998
74%
1998
68%
1998
68%
1998
33%
2003
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