Poll: Ayalon favored to head Israel Labor Party

Though polls show that Ami Ayalon leads the pack of Labor party contenders, we need to remember that polls predicted that Peres would beat Amir Peretz handily. In elections, how people vote is not as important as who counts the votes.  

 

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Poll of Labor members: to head party: Ayalon 38% Barak 22% Peretz 18% Pines
7% Yatom 4% Other replies 11%
Dr. Aaron Lerner     Date: 8 March 2007

The following are the results of a telephone poll of a random sample of 615 members of the Labor Party (drawn from the revised list of members recently released) carried out by Maagar Mohot Survey Institute (headed by Professor Yitzchak Katz for Israel Radio's "Hakol Diburim"  (It's All Talk) on 7 March 2007.  Statistical error +/- 4.5.

At the end of this coming May primaries are going to be held in the Labor Party to elect the chairman of the party and its candidate for prime minister.  Of the following candidates who do you support?
Ayalon 38% Barak 22% Peretz 18% Pines 7% Yatom 4% Other replies 11%

If only the three candidates run:
Ayalon 44% Barak 30% Peretz 16% Other replies 10%

Second round:
Ayalon 56% Barak 34% Other replies 10%
Barak 52% Peretz 25% Other replies 23%
Ayalon 67% Peretz 21% Other replies 12%

Who do you prefer for the position of minister of defense?
Ayalon 48% Barak 40% Other replies 12%

Should the candidate who wins the primaries replace some of the ministers from the Labor Party?
Yes 65% No 20% Other replies 15%

Of the various candidates who has the best chance to return the Labor Party to lead the government?
Ayalon 42% Barak 28% Peretz 11% Yatom 3% Pines 6% None of the above 5% Other
replies 5%

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