The main message is based on this poll:
An internet-based poll conducted for the Knesset Channel and reported by News1 shows the Likud gaining six less Knesset seats in the upcoming elections if Moshe Feiglin is included in a meaningful position in its list..
According to the poll, Likud without Feiglin will receive 36 seats but Likud with Feiglin will only receive 30 MKs. Most of the six seats lost will go to current ruling party Kadima
and the background:
A group of Likud MKs hope to stop central committee member Moshe Feiglin from making the party's Knesset list in Monday's party primary by appealing directly to his likely supporters.
The veteran lawmakers, who call themselves "The Land of Israel Faithful in the Likud," are launching an advertising campaign on Thursday geared toward haredim and settlement supporters.
Via religious newspapers, billboards in haredi neighborhoods and letters to the homes of settlement-backers, the group will ask for their votes in the primary and remind them that they also opposed the 2005 disengagement from the Gaza Strip.
Among the Likud MKs involved are Gilad Erdan, Reuven Rivlin, Yuli Edelstein, Moshe Kahlon and former MKs Ayoub Kara and Michael Ratzon, who are also running in next week's primary. The ads will appear in the Makor Rishon, Besheva and Yediot Yesha newspapers, among others...
2 comments:
Re item 1, even though polls should not be believed, the Arutz Haknesset poll was not carried out among Likud members or even Likud voters. It was a poll based on any surfer who went to their web site.
So it was for sure an inaccurate poll and it was deceptive of Arutz Hakensset to publish it. And deceptive of all those who now use it.
If it was really true then let a poll be carried out among members of the Likud. The fact that such polls were not publicised suggests to me that the polls were carried out and showed that actually Feiglin will bring more voters to the Likud.
The JPost article is also deceptive. Seeing as though you can vote for 12 people you can vote for the few loyal Likud MKs and Feiglin and still have 5 or 6 votes left over. No contradiction.
thanks for the extra information
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