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SleeplessinSoCal

(9,123 posts) Tue Apr 9, 2019, 04:18 PM Apr 2019

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Israel election like another U.S. election relating to DT.

https://www.haaretz.com/whdcMobileSite/israel-news/.premium-the-trump-pollster-helping-netanyahu-win-right-now-we-are-losing-the-race-1.7106293

The closeness of the election so far is a positive sign of reversing rightward tilt towards division and fear. Bibi and Donnie are besties and help each other in very murky legal ways.

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Israel election like another U.S. election relating to DT. (Original Post) SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2019 OP

Positive so far but Legends303 Apr 2019 #1

new norm - unreliable polling or interference? SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2019 #2

Legends303

(481 posts)

1. Positive so far but

Reply to SleeplessinSoCal (Original post)

Tue Apr 9, 2019, 04:24 PM

Apr 2019

Gantz is going to have to win seats by over 3% in order to be prime minister so far looks the right wing nut job will get another term.

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,123 posts)

2. new norm - unreliable polling or interference?

Reply to Legends303 (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 9, 2019, 06:50 PM

Apr 2019

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/.premium-who-will-win-the-election-in-unknown-one-thing-is-sure-the-pollsters-will-lose-1.7091329

This is more than unsettling. Having little to do with embarrassment or your choice of candidate, Israelis are as unpredictable or more unpredictable than we are. We have so little to hang on to.

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