Poll: Netanyahu preferred as PM in four alternative candidate groupings
Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 16 August 2007

Telephone poll of a representative sample of 518 adult Israelis (including
Arab Israelis) carried out by Maagar Mohot Survey Institute (headed by
Professor Yitzchak Katz for Israel Radio's "Its all Talk" on 17 August 2007.
Statistical error +/- 4.5 percentage points.

Of the following candidates, who would you prefer to be prime minister? [AL:
Israel does not have direct elections]

Scenario #1
Total: Olmert 5% Barak 30% Netanyahu 32% Other replies 33%
Kadima voters: Olmert 14% Barak 33% Netanyahu 22% Other 31%
Likud voters: Olmert 0% Barak 4% Netanyahu 87% Other 9%
Labor voters: Olmert 3% Barak 74% Netanyahu 7% Other 16%
New immigrants: Olmert 3% Barak 6% Netanyahu 47% Other 44%
Religious: Olmert 0% Barak 4% Netanyahu 52% Other 444%

Scenario #2
Total: Livni 24% Barak 24% Netanyahu 29% Other 23%
Kadima voters: Livni 32% Barak 31% Netanyahu 23% Other 14%
Likud voters: Livni 6% Barak 4% Netanyahu 80% Other 10%
Labor voters: Livni 36% Barak 52% Netanyahu 7% Other 5%
New immigrants; Livni 14% Barak 10% Netanyahu 42% Other 34%
Religious: Livni 0% Barak 4% Netanyahu 52% Other 44%

Scenario #3
Total: Mofax 10% Barak 29% Netanyahu 32% Other 29%
Kadima voters: Mofaz 5% Barak 39% Netanyahu 30% Other 26%
Likud voters: Mofaz 11% Barak 4% Netanyahu 80% Other 5%
Labor voters: Mofaz 9% Barak 63% Netanyahu 13% Other 15%
New immigrants: Mofaz 6% Barak 7% Netanyahu 46% Other 41%
Religious: Mofaz 11% Barak 0% Netanyahu 52% Other 37%

Scenario #4
Total: Sheetrit 10% Barak 31% Netanyahu 32% Other 27%
Kadima voters: Sheetrit 10% Barak 39% Netanyahu 28% Other 23%
Likud voters: Sheetrit 11% Barak 0% Netanyahu 84% Other 5%
Labor voters: Sheetrit 21% Barak 70% Netanyahu 2% Other 7%
New immigrants: Sheetrit 2% Barak 13% Netanyahu 53% Other 32%
Religious: Sheetrit 6% Barak 4% Netanyahu 46% Other 44%

Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis)
(mail POB 982 Kfar Sava)
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