Please rank the performance of the US administration on the following issues from 1 (very bad) to 5 (very good). Explain in one or two sentences the main reason for the grade you gave:
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Issue
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Working with the Israeli government *
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2.62
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Working with the Palestinian Authority
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2
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Balancing US interests in the Middle East
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2.75
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Battling ISIS
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2.71
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Advancing nuclear negotiations with Iran
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2.62
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* This question was asked before the decision by Netanyahu to speak in Congress on March 2015 and the ensuing political crisis.
Please rank the likelihood of the following scenarios from 1 (unlikely) to 5 (very likely):
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Scenario
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The US is going to support a UN mandated evacuation date for the West Bank before the end of Obama’s term in office
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1.37
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A crisis in US-Israel relations is to be expected when the US completes its negotiations with Iran
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3.28
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The US and Israel are about to clash over the sensitive nuclear issue because of differences related to the NPT Review Conference
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2.75
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The Obama administration will renew its effort to advance Israel-Palestine negotiations after the elections in Israel
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2.75
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Looking ahead to 2016, please rank the following presidential candidates on a scale of 1 (very bad for Israel) to 10 (great for Israel)
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Candidate
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Hillary Clinton
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7.75
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Joe Biden
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7.25
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Chris Christie
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7.25
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Marco Rubio
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6.75
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Jeb Bush
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7
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Mitt Romney
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6.75
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Andrew Cuomo
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7.63
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Martin O'Malley
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6*
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Elizabeth Warren
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5.28
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Brian Schweitzer
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6.25
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Rand Paul
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3.85
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Bobby Jindal
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5.4
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Ben Carson
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5.25*
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Mike Pence
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5.75*
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Ted Cruz
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5.75
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Rick Santorum
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5.14
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Scott Walker
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6
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Mike Huckabee
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6
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Rick Perry
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5.71
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John Kasich
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6.2
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Jim Webb
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5.2
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Bernie Sanders
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5.5
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* Ranked by less than 5 panelists.
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