Channel 13 Ignores Channel 14 Poll Data Amidst Election Coverage
Translated & summarized from Ice by baba
Channel 13's election night broadcast excluded polling data from Channel 14, despite panelists referencing the figures. While other channels, including Channel 12 and Kan 11, presented data from multiple sources, Channel 13's program omitted Channel 14's projections. Channel 14's pollster, Shlomo Filber, noted significant differences in seat projections, especially for the Likud, and suggested potential coordination among other pollsters. He stated that the focus would now shift to counting votes from right-wing strongholds.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Channel 13's broadcast omitted Channel 14's election poll data, despite references to it.
- Channel 12 and Kan 11 included Channel 14's poll data in their election night coverage.
- Polls showed varied seat projections for the Likud, ranging from 24 to 30 seats.
- Channel 14's pollster, Shlomo Filber, suggested possible coordination among other pollsters.
- Filber stated the focus would shift to vote counts from right-wing strongholds.
Channel 13's broadcast, anchored by Oudi Segal and featuring panelists like Ravev Drucker, Guy Golden, and Eyal Berkovich, notably omitted the polling data from Channel 14 during their election night coverage. This decision came despite panelists referencing Channel 14's figures, particularly regarding the Likud party's projected seat count. In contrast, Channel 12 presented poll results from Kan 11, Channel 13, and Channel 14 alongside their own. Channel 14 included results from Kan 11, Keshet 12, Channel 13, and i24News, while Kan 11 displayed data from all four channels. Channel 13's decision to exclude Channel 14's numbers was made even as the figures were discussed and compared to Channel 13's own pollster, Shmuel Rosner, who indicated the Likud was not exceeding 25 seats in his projection. Polls varied significantly on the Likud's seat count, with most channels showing 24-25 seats, i24News projecting 27, and Channel 14 showing 30. Channel 14 also projected 19 seats for Gantz, differing from Channel 13's 23. Later updates showed Channel 12's Democrats gaining a seat to 10 and Lieberman dropping to 9, while Channel 13 saw Bennett fall to 13 seats and the Joint List rise to 11. Channel 14's pollster, Shlomo Filber, addressed the discrepancies, particularly the 60 seats projected for the Netanyahu bloc by his channel, contrasting with other polls favoring the Gantz bloc. Filber suggested potential coordination between other pollsters, stating, "I think all that's left for us now is to wait for the vote count in the right-wing and Likud strongholds."
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