1. On a scale of 1 (not at all worried) to 5 (very worried), how worried were you (or how worried do you think Israel should be) by the following statements and incidents:
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Secretary of State Clinton allegedly comparing Israel to Iran |
2.78 |
|
Secretary of Defense Panetta calling on Israelis and Palestinians to go “back to the damn table” |
1.78 |
|
The American ambassador to Belgium saying Israel is partially responsible for anti Semitism |
3.44 |
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Candidate Gingrich saying the Palestinians are “invented” people |
2.67 |
|
Candidate Romney refusing to commit to move the American embassy to Jerusalem |
1.44 |
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Candidate Paul’s very strong showing in Iowa and New Hampshire |
2.22 |
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Israel becoming a political tool in the battle between Republicans and Democrats |
3.11 |
2. Taking a wild guess, what would you say will be the percentage of Jewish voters voting for the Republican nominee in each of the following cases:
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Percentage of voters for the GOP nominee |
|
|
Obama vs. Romney |
34.12 |
|
Obama vs. Gingrich |
31.75 |
|
Obama vs. Ron Paul |
7.75 |
3. A. Looking ahead for 2012, please rate the following Presidential candidates on scale of 1 (bad for Israel) to 10 (good for Israel):
|
Barak Obama |
6.78 |
|
Mitt Romney |
7.67 |
|
Newt Gingrich |
7 |
|
Ron Paul |
1.78 |
|
Rick Santorum |
5.33 |
|
Rick Perry |
5.78 |
|
Jon Huntsman |
6.56 |
B. In the following head-to-head races, which candidate is better from an Israeli perspective? Please score each of the two from 1 (bad) to 5 (good)
|
Barak Obama |
Mitt Romney |
|
3.14 |
4 |
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Barak Obama |
Ron Paul |
|
3.86 |
1.29 |
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