February 28
Will the "One Israel" exercise pay off for Barak? Not according to a Gallup/"Ma'ariv" poll published
on February 26. 25% of respondents said that Labor joining forces with other parties would make it more likely that they would vote for Barak as prime minister - but 27% said it would actually make it less likely. Similarly, 24% said the move would increase the chances of them voting Labor, while 29% said it would make this less likely.
The Gallup/"Ma'ariv" poll showed the first round prime ministerial election result as follows: Netanyahu 33%; Barak 35%; Mordechai 18%; Begin 6%; Don’t know 8%. Since the corresponding poll last week, Netanyahu’s vote has gone down 6%, Mordechai, up 4%, being the main beneficiary.
In the second round, the poll has Barak beating Netanyahu by 47% to 43%, and Mordechai beating him by 52% to 39%. Barak’s advantage is about the same as last week; Mordechai’s has widened from 8% to 13%.
The poll also showed that voters see economic and social issues as the most important matters in these elections. However, a Mina Zemah/Dahaf poll among unemployed people, published in "Yediot Aharonot" on Friday, showed Barak and Netanyahu scoring even in a second round vote, and Mordechai just 2% ahead of the Prime Minister.
February 21
At the weekend, the Gallup/"Ma'ariv" poll showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with 39% of the vote in the first round of the prime ministerial election, Ehud Barak with 36%, Yitzhak Mordechai with 14%, and Benny Begin on 4%.
The Dahaf poll in "Yediot Aharonot" showed Netanyahu on 37%, Barak on 30%, Mordechai 20%, and Begin 4%.
"Ma'ariv" showed Barak beating Netanyahu by 47% to 44% in the second round, and Mordechai beating him 50% to 42%.
According to "Yediot Aharonot" on the other hand, Netanyahu would Barak by 47% to 44%, but Mordechai would beat Netanyahu by 48% to 41%.