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deutsey

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28. I'm listening to the expert right now

Wed Mar 18, 2015, 12:20 PM

Mar 2015

saying that he got votes from the smaller, right-wing parties.

The Zionist Union party got exactly the number of seats they were expecting. Bibi pulled ahead by appealing to the right and attracting seats to his own voting bloc with his racist rhetoric.

I've missed her name (the expert's name). I'll post it when I hear it.

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Am I the only one who thinks Bibi stole the election? [View all] joeybee12 Mar 2015 OP

What did the exit polls have to say? SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2015 #1

Too close to call I believe./NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #3

"Too close to call" is code for "we're rigging it... truebrit71 Mar 2015 #24

We are the masters of electronic vote counting and I'm sure they told Netty not to worry. TheNutcracker Mar 2015 #4

I thouight they used paper ballots in Israel. nt B2G Mar 2015 #8

Israel does not use machines for voting. former9thward Mar 2015 #11

Do they use machines for counting? HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #79

They use ballot slips that are then sealed into a envelope by the voter. former9thward Mar 2015 #86

You can rigg votes withouy voting machines.... mylye2222 Mar 2015 #83

How come none of the 30 parties have charged election fraud? former9thward Mar 2015 #87

the world is too stupid to not realize NM_Birder Mar 2015 #93

Oh my God! yeoman6987 Mar 2015 #38

I'm curious whether you're going to leave up your post as evidence of the fact you don't know what onenote Mar 2015 #68

Apparently you have no clue about elections in Israel. GGJohn Mar 2015 #73

Most had it 27-27 between Likud and ZU KamaAina Mar 2015 #30

I don't know enough to say JustAnotherGen Mar 2015 #2

For starters, the first step would be for Jimmy Carter to be on the ground, yesterday. TheNutcracker Mar 2015 #6

No. It was either stolen or there are a lot more warmongers in Israel than I sinkingfeeling Mar 2015 #5

Sad but true SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2015 #7

As many as here. We are in the game together. A game that is killing innocent people every day. TheNutcracker Mar 2015 #14

Many Thanks SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2015 #44

+1. n/t Smarmie Doofus Mar 2015 #85

I don't think the election was stolen, it is the result of the multi-party system... Spazito Mar 2015 #9

I heard experts on Israel say yesterday a.m. on Pacifica Radio (left-wing) deutsey Mar 2015 #22

Given the absolute panic Netanyahu showed in the few days leading up to the election... Spazito Mar 2015 #26

I'm listening to the expert right now deutsey Mar 2015 #28

Yes, that's exactly what he did... Spazito Mar 2015 #35

Marcia B. Cohen is her name deutsey Mar 2015 #41

She is a professor at the University of New England... Spazito Mar 2015 #43

I thought that at first, too, but I don't think she's the same deutsey Mar 2015 #58

I believe she is affiliated with a DC political policy institute... Spazito Mar 2015 #61

News reports indicated exit polling showed a Bibi win groundloop Mar 2015 #10

Actually, Bibi claimed victory before anyone called it... joeybee12 Mar 2015 #12

No. ananda Mar 2015 #13

Not illegally, but... TreasonousBastard Mar 2015 #15

it was stolen Takket Mar 2015 #16

Ask Mitt Romney about poll accuracy... n/t bobclark86 Mar 2015 #33

No clue. But fear sells, unfortunately. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2015 #17

In other words, you have no clue if what you're saying is correct... brooklynite Mar 2015 #18

Gore isn't claiming it was stolen. KamaAina Mar 2015 #31

Bibi is a genocidal monster. cilla4progress Mar 2015 #19

The Bibi victory is no surprise to me. GitRDun Mar 2015 #20

all paper ballots, this election reflects Israel as it actually is, not as we liberals wish it would geek tragedy Mar 2015 #21

Actually I think it is a combination of fear mongering and too many parties. jwirr Mar 2015 #23

That's what happens when there's more than two... bobclark86 Mar 2015 #34

Actually, this is the exact opposite. jeff47 Mar 2015 #42

Multi-party governance systems can, and often do, disperse the votes such that... Spazito Mar 2015 #45

They can. They didn't in this election. (nt) jeff47 Mar 2015 #48

Actually, they did... Spazito Mar 2015 #50

There are not a wealth of left-leaning parties. jeff47 Mar 2015 #54

There may not be a "wealth of left-leaning parties" but there are enough to disperse... Spazito Mar 2015 #59

No, there really aren't. jeff47 Mar 2015 #60

I stated "the majority of voters" not the majority of eligible voters... Spazito Mar 2015 #62

Actually, too many parties isn't the problem. jeff47 Mar 2015 #40

Certainly those are big contributory factors LeftishBrit Mar 2015 #92

Jimmy Carter should have been on the ground, yesterday! TheNutcracker Mar 2015 #25

Ummmm, because he wasn't invited by the Israeli govt? GGJohn Mar 2015 #75

You should be, if you're not. People are stupid, and vote that way. Dawgs Mar 2015 #27

polling ends sabbat hunter Mar 2015 #29

Nope. You are not alone. GoCubsGo Mar 2015 #32

Honestly it is another country yeoman6987 Mar 2015 #36

No. You have to remember it's a multi-party system. jeff47 Mar 2015 #37

VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2015 #39

Ohio 2004 malaise Mar 2015 #46

Yep. Ohio 2004 PLUS Florida 2000 mylye2222 Mar 2015 #84

No I don't think so. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #47

You should be alone. Sadly you aren't onenote Mar 2015 #49

Thanks...let me put you on ignore... joeybee12 Mar 2015 #52

Surprised. Not. onenote Mar 2015 #65

I asked a day or two ago who counts the votes, how it works there...What we KNOW is he tried NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #51

He went "George W", but not Bush. Bibi went George Wallace. Sarcastica Mar 2015 #53

Ridiculous. Why don't we all just say that virgogal Mar 2015 #55

Nope, because polling is actually ridiculously accurate... joeybee12 Mar 2015 #56

Untrue. former9thward Mar 2015 #89

It's a parliamentary system BainsBane Mar 2015 #57

Nope. n/t 2naSalit Mar 2015 #63

Only 10,373 Polling Places For Nearly 7,000,000 People? Corey_Baker08 Mar 2015 #64

The one thing that is clear from your post: You're no mathematician onenote Mar 2015 #67

This Is The Post Where I Got My Numbers & Info From... Corey_Baker08 Mar 2015 #96

In addition to onenote's comments -- Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2015 #72

Right wingers are constitutionally incapable of accepting loss without at least trying to cheat. Of GoneFishin Mar 2015 #66

It appears that Israel DOES use electronic voting machines eas999 Mar 2015 #69

The system is new, and replaced hand counted paper ballots eridani Mar 2015 #71

Wrong. This system, proposed in 2008 was never approved or implemented onenote Mar 2015 #95

Actually it is a fact that Israel DOES NOT use electronic voting onenote Mar 2015 #94

Bibi reflects views of many in Israel donna123 Mar 2015 #70

Israel is full of Obama hating right-wingers! B Calm Mar 2015 #74

Perhaps...probably...yup catbyte Mar 2015 #76

Are you kidding? It's standard operating procedure for right wingers notadmblnd Mar 2015 #77

He's the Israeli version of Dick Cheney - TBF Mar 2015 #78

Bibi only cares about Bibi and use some disgusting tactics to win Gothmog Mar 2015 #80

Was reading your op.... NCTraveler Mar 2015 #81

No you are Not. mylye2222 Mar 2015 #82

How come the parties in Israel are not complaining? former9thward Mar 2015 #90

Of course he stole it. Stealing elections is what right-wingers do. ~nt~ b.durruti Mar 2015 #88

Not beyond the bounds of possibility, IMO LeftishBrit Mar 2015 #91