Jerusalem Post Poll

++The JP poll measured Israeli attitudes toward the current political situation. A fairly wide sampling of Israelis with a 3% margin of error.

++ 72% want a change
      20% no change
        8% no opinion

++ 58% opposed to a national unity government.
      22% support it.

++48% said no they did not want Bibi to remain PM
     41% said yes they wanted Bibi.

++A majority said the country was going in the wrong direction on both socioeconomic issues and international affairs.

++Zionist Union is favored for 25 seats
     Likud favored for 21 seats.
     Yesh Atid would win 13 seats.
     Arab List would win 13 seats.

++12% of Israelis are undecided.

++Bibi said today he was not going to retire but was aiming at victory. He also said he would not share government with Herzog. Likud spokespeople attacked Shimon Peres as a leftist for endorsing Herzog.

Fun Thing To Do

++ Check out the poll at the Jerusalem Post. Yes,Bibi has taken the lead. But the fun part is to check out the polling for each party. Then play a game and cobble together your coalition. 

++It is really mind-bending the number of Israeli parties and how really small the popularity is of the leading parties. It reminds us what little choice we have in the United States. If Pat Paulson had lived in Israel,he would probably get to be part of the cabinet. 

++Of course, the flip side is that it makes governance unruly and unstable.