VCF0909 Thermometer: Challenger House Candidate

QUESTION:
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Challenger to running House incumbent -- feeling thermometer

VALID_CODES:
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0 -100.   Degrees as given

MISSING_CODES:
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990. Incumbent is unopposed or not running
997. R doesn't recognize name
998. DK where to rate; can't judge
999. NA; refused; no Post IW; abbrev. telephone
     IW (1984); Washington D.C.; short form IW (1992)
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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See question text and notes preceding VCF0201.
GENERAL NOTE:
Built from VCF0906,VCF0907.

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1978:  782008  
1980:  800855,800856
1982:  820132,820133  
1984:  840753,840754
1986:  860136,860137  
1988:  880601,880602
1990:  900145,900146  
1992:  925311,925312
1994:  940238,940239  
1996:  960278,960279
1998:  980239,980240  
2000:  001298,001299
2002:  025044,025045
2004:  044502,045046,045047