Again this poll
Yuval Karni criticizes the addiction to polls, which he claims repeatedly fail to reflect reality. He analyzes the gaps between the latest polls and the actual results, and quotes Barak Hershkovitz, who ranks polling institutes by accuracy. Additionally, a senior Likud official describes a campaign that relied solely on Netanyahu with no ground activity.
Yuval Karni writes an opinion piece on the addiction of Israeli politics, the media, and the public to polls, which he claims repeatedly fail to reflect reality. He quotes Prof. Gadi Weimann, who has warned for years about professional failures in polling, and analyzes the gaps between the latest polls and the actual results in the elections that ended this week. Barak Hershkovitz, a former campaign manager, ranks polling institutes by accuracy: Tzuriel Sharon (Channel 15) and Mager Mochot (Channel 16) were closest to the results, while Shlomo Filber (Channel 14) made a big mistake on blocs but was more accurate on Likud's mandates. The article also includes a behind-the-scenes look at the Likud campaign, from a senior party official, describing a lack of ground activity and total reliance on Netanyahu himself. Finally, a poll by the Accord Center shows that 61% of Change Camp voters want Eisenkot to form a government with Ra'am's support.