Teleseker poll: Likud 30 Kadima 15, Labor 19, 60.2% Story of Netanyahu's
trip hurt image
Dr. Aaron Lerner 18 March 2008

"Teleseker poll of a sample of adult Israeli Jews" carried out on 17 March
and
compared to a poll done on 31 January 2008.

Dr. Irit Yehoshua of Teleseker told IMRA today that the poll covered Hebrew
speaking adults - not just Jews - and that for the purposes of estimating
the vote for the Knesset, Teleseker polled an additional sample of Israeli
Arabs as well as Israeli Russians who do not necessarily speak Hebrew.

If elections were held today how would you vote (expressed in mandates - no
indication how many were undecided)
Actual Knesset today in [brackets]
Results from poll carried out on 31 January in (parenthesis)
30 (32) [12] Likud
15 (11) [29] Kadima
19 (21) [19] Labor
12 (10) [11] Yisrael Beteinu
10 (10) [11] Shas
05 (07) [00] Social Justice (Gaydamak Party)
08 (09) [09] Nat'l Union/NRP
00 (00) [07] Retirees Party
06 (06) [05] Meretz
05 (05) [06] Yahadut Hatorah
10 (09) [10] Arab parties

What effect do these wives have on their husband's image:

Sarah Netanyahu:
Hurt 50% Help 21.9% No effect 21.6% Don't know/refuse reply 6.5%

Aliza Olmert: Hurt 10.8% Help 27.9% No effect 46.9% DK 14.4%

Nili Barak: Hurt 6.6% Help 11.8% No effect 58.4% DK 23.3%

To what extent do you think that the affair of Netanyahu's trip and expenses
in London and its publicity hurt Netanyahu's image?
Considerably 60.2% Not much/not at all 35.6% DK 4.2%

Published in Maariv on 18 March 2008