VCF9057 Thermometer: Senate Republican Candidate

QUESTION:
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Senate Republican candidate - feeling thermometer

VALID_CODES:
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0-100.    Degrees as given

MISSING_CODES:
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990.    No Republican candidate
996.    No race in state; Washington D.C.
997.    R doesn't recognize name
998.    DK where to rate; can't judge
999.    NA; refused; no Post IW
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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See thermometer question text and notes preceding VCF0201.
GENERAL NOTE:
If there was no senate race in state AND no post IW, then 999 (no
post) has been coded.
1992 NOTE:
In California in 1992, the regular Senate election and a second 
"special" Senate election were held.  This variable codes data for the 
Democratic candidate in the regular Senate election only.
1994 NOTE:
same as 1992, for Tennessee

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1978:  782002 
1980:  800849
1982:  820127 
1986:  860132
1988:  880597 
1990:  900141
1992:  925305 
1994:  940232
1998:  980242 
2000:  001300,001302
2002:  025048,025049
2004:  044507,045051