TV exit polls show Netanyahu likely to retain premiership

Times of Israel ^ | 3/17/2015 | Jonathan Beck and Haviv Rettig Gur

[The_Victor]

Polling stations opened at 7 a.m. on Tuesday as Israeli citizens headed for the ballots to vote for Israel’s 20th Knesset, bringing a heated campaign season to a close. Polls from the end of last week left options open for a tight race. TV exit polls were published at 10 p.m., as polling stations closed, after which official results began to roll in. The official final results won’t be publicized until Thursday.

[God luvs America]

thanks...

[RetSignman]

If you have Comcast Cable and you want to watch what is going on in Israel and be up to date, try Channel 100 for BBC World News.

[Tzfat]

Exit polls already show that Likud picked up 8-10 seats, and the coalition itself will improve. Bibi did the right thing to call for early elections.

[justa-hairyape]

Awesome if it holds.

[Cruz_West_Paul2016]

are the opposition really bussing in voters like they did with Obama?

[bajabaja]

My thoughts exactly. I wonder if he was slightly (or more) ahead all along and the media polls made it a “tight race.”

But either way, it’s cerveza time.

[fhayek]

Look, anyone can say what they want, but the mathematics of a parliamentary system favor Netanyahu. We win. Obama, and the forces of evil, lose. Obama has to deal with it, no matter how hard he tried to stack the deck. And yes, Obama supports the forces of evil, every time.

The forces of good ALWAYS hinge on what seem like small victories at the time. THIS is one of those times.

[bajabaja]

This race was about dealing with a nuclear capable (or nascent-capable) Iran. This outlives Obama’s tenure. Thank G*d.