Only Bibi
Nahum Barnea argues that Netanyahu's contempt for the primaries is justified, and criticizes the Likud list as worthless. He asks whether the state would lose if candidates like May Golan or Nir Barkat left. He mentions Yair Golan's promise to Einav Zangauker and his retreat from it, and his assessment that Bibists give Netanyahu 12-18 seats.
In an opinion column on ynet, Nahum Barnea argues that Netanyahu's contempt for the Likud primaries is justified, and that they contain no real democracy but rather 'fake merriment'. He compares different selection methods in Israeli parties and concludes that primaries have no advantage over others. Barnea criticizes the Likud candidate list, including the reserved slots, and claims that none of them is attractive or carries a message. He asks whether the state would lose if May Golan, Nir Barkat, Avichai Boaron, Moshe Saada, Nissim Vaturi, Boaz Bismuth, or Israel Katz ended their political careers. He notes that Netanyahu did not want primaries because he understood he had nothing to sell to voters, and that Bibists give him 12 to 18 seats. Barnea also mentions Yair Golan's promise to Einav Zangauker and his retreat from it, and claims this cracked his credibility. He concludes that the list says 'only Bibi' and everyone else is unfit for consumption.