1. On a scale of 1 (poor) to 10 (great), please rank the following candidates for secretary of state and secretary of defense the next Obama administration, by topic:
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Topic / policy
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John Kerry
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Chuck Hagel
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Understanding the Middle East
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7.13
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5.5
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Understanding Israel
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7.38
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4.88
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Ability to get along with the Israeli government
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7.5
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4.88
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More generally, will his selection be “good” or “bad” for Israel?
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7
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4.29
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2. Please rank the following scenarios from 1 (unlikely) to 10 (very likely):
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The second Obama administration is going to heavily invest in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process
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3.9
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The second Obama administration is going to intervene militarily in Syria
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4.1
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The second Obama administration is going to pressure Israel to freeze settlement activity
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5.1
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The second Obama administration is going to succeed in peacefully convincing Iran to halt its nuclear program
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4.25
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The second Obama administration is going to stop Iran's nuclear program militarily
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5
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The second Obama administration is bound to have better relations with the Israeli government than the first
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3.8
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Relations between Obama and Netanyahu will improve (10), remain the same (5) or deteriorate (1)
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3.4
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3. Looking ahead for 2016, please rank the following presidential candidates on scale of 1 (bad for Israel) to 10 (good for Israel):
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Hillary Clinton
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7.67
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Joe Biden
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7
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Chris Christie
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6.33
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Marco Rubio
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6.44
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Paul Ryan
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5.33
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Jeb Bush
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6.5
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Rob Portman *
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5.83
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Condoleezza Rice
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6
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Andrew Cuomo
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7.75
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Martin O'Malley *
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7.25
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Deval Patrick *
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6.75
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Cory Booker *
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6.6
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Elizabeth Warren
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6.29
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Mark Warner *
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6.8
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Brian Schweitzer *
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5.75
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Sarah Palin
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4.88
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Rick Santorum
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4.57
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Rand Paul *
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3.17
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Mike Huckabee
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5.57
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David Petraeus
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5.125
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* Ranked by six or fewer panelists
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