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Curt Bramble's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Conservative

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35%
2022
35%
2022
52%
2021
52%
2021
55%
2021
55%
2021
38%
2020
38%
2020
52%
2020
52%
2020
41%
2019
41%
2019
52%
2019
52%
2019
31%
2018
31%
2018
53%
2018
53%
2018
54%
2017
54%
2017
40%
2017
40%
2017
38%
2016
38%
2016
56%
2016
56%
2016
57%
2015
57%
2015
37%
2015
37%
2015
20%
2014
20%
2014
59%
2014
59%
2014
45%
2013
45%
2013
62%
2013
62%
2013
82%
2012
82%
2012
63%
2012
63%
2012
67%
2010
67%
2010
60%
2010
60%
2010
65%
2009
65%
2009
58%
2008
58%
2008
53%
2007
53%
2007
47%
2006
47%
2006
72%
2005
72%
2005
56%
2004
56%
2004
35%
2003
35%
2003
67%
2002
67%
2002
82%
2015
84%
2015
69%
2014
85%
2014
86%
2013
100%
2012
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