News Anchor Confronts Pollster Over Discrepancies in Election Results
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
Channel 13 news anchor Dorria Lampl challenged pollster Shmuel Rosner on air about the wide gap between his pre-election polls and the actual election sample results. Rosner explained that while Likud was polled weaker, its allied parties were expected to be stronger but were ultimately "crushed." He noted the overall right-wing bloc's structure remained similar despite the discrepancies.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- News anchor Dorria Lampl confronted pollster Shmuel Rosner on live television.
- Rosner's polls showed Likud weaker and its satellite parties stronger than election results indicated.
- Rosner stated that the satellite parties were "crushed" in the actual election results.
- The election sample showed an equal split between the right-wing bloc and its opposition.
News anchor Dorria Lampl of Channel 13 confronted pollster Shmuel Rosner live on air regarding the significant gap between his pre-election polls and the actual election results.
Rosner's polls had indicated the Likud party would receive fewer mandates than it ultimately did, while its satellite parties were predicted to perform much stronger. However, the election results showed the satellite parties being "crushed," as Rosner put it.
When Lampl questioned Rosner about the discrepancy, specifically the difference between the 19 mandates his polls gave Likud and the 27 it was projected to receive in the sample, Rosner explained that the overall picture of the right-wing bloc was very different in the polls. He noted that Likud was weaker in the polls, while its smaller allied parties were stronger, but these smaller parties were significantly impacted in the final count.
Rosner acknowledged that further fluctuations might occur but stated that the general structure of the blocs appeared similar. He was responding to the election sample results which showed an equal split between the right-wing bloc and the bloc opposing Prime Minister Netanyahu.
