1.
Please rank the Obama administration’s policy on the following topics from 1 (very bad policy) to 10 (great policy):
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Policy
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Rank
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The war in Syria
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The advancement of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process
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Dealing with developments in Egypt
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The Iran nuclear program
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Handling relations with Turkey
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Middle East policy in general
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Foreign policy in general
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2.
Thinking about the relations between the US and Israel, please rank the following statements from 1 (totally disagree) to 10 (totally agree):
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Statement
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Rank
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When it comes to the peace process, John Kerry is obsessive and messianic
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Kerry manages to handle the peace process with sophistication and elegance
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US-Israel differences on Iran are not as great as people might believe
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American public opinion is showing highly troubling signs for Israel
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Israel relies too much on Republican political support
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Israel can no longer rely on Jewish American political support
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Israelis' general dismal view of Obama’s Mideast policy has no good reason
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3.
Looking ahead to 2016, please rank the following presidential candidates on scale of 1 (very bad for Israel) to 10 (great for Israel)
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Candidate
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Rank
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Hillary Clinton
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Joe Biden
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Chris Christie
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Marco Rubio
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Paul Ryan
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Jeb Bush
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Janet Napolitano
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Andrew Cuomo
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Martin O'Malley
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Deval Patrick
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Cory Booker
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Elizabeth Warren
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Mark Warner
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Brian Schweitzer
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Kirsten Gillibrand
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Rand Paul
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Bobby Jindal
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Susana Martinez
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Amy Klobuschar
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Howard Dean
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Antonio Villaraigosa
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Mike Pence
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Ted Cruz
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Rick Santorum
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John Thune
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Scott Walker
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Mike Huckabee
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Rick Perry
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John Kasich
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John Hickenlooper
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