Yes, from what other people on FR have told me, it's just another leftist media outlet (in this case the British The Economist) spinning so as to make it seem as if the Obama crew's interference in the Israeli election was "successful" - from their perspective. But unlike what happened in the 1990s, the bottom line is that the Israeli voters resisted this condescending intrusion from abroad into their own political system: Netanyahu will remain as PM! So the American 'Rats - Soros and J Street included - were among the losers.
I agree. A little majority is still a majority.