Israel’s top rival to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is getting some American help ahead of March 23 elections.
Gideon Saar, a onetime Netanyahu protege, has hired four of the founders of the Lincoln Project, which ran a relentless campaign to help defeat President Donald Trump. The hiring was first reported by Israel’s Channel 12 TV and confirmed by a member of Saar’s campaign. The campaign official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was discussing internal strategy.
Lincoln Project founders Steve Schmidt, Rick Wilson, Stuart Stevens and Reed Galen were among the leaders of the effort to draw Republicans from Trump’s reelection effort centered on the president’s ethics and moral leadership. The Lincoln Project’s stated mission is to hold public leaders “accountable.”
That’s similar to Saar’s message as the head of the New Hope Party, the faction he founded when he broke away from Likud. He accuses Netanyahu of turning the Likud into a tool for personal survival at a time when he is on trial on corruption charges.
(AP)
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Smart move. Just like Netanyahu himself hired some highly regarded Republican strategists years ago, it make sense to go with professionals who have demonstrated their ability to influence targeted blocks of voters.
I thought highly of Saar until I read this. If he hired these people he’s an idiot. The Lincoln Project raised hundreds of millions to campaign for Democrats among Hispanics, and achieved absolutely nothing. Trump’s Hispanic vote shot up.
Taking down Netanyahu won’t be as easy as taking down Trump. Netanyahu has about 40 more IQ points.
any thing to get rid of Bibi, but NOT ONE WORD about how to make Israel a better country….
To charliehall: I agree with your main point, but my neighbor’s cat has 40 more IQ points than Trump. I’m sure Netanyahu’s IQ is at the high end of above-average, whereas Trump’s IQ is at the low end of the low end. In addition, I think there is some “exercise” component of IQ. By that I mean that if you are lazy and don’t use your brain much, your IQ goes down, whereas if you think carefully about everything you do, your IQ remains steady or goes up a bit.
He should hire Dominion to tamper with the ballots! That’s how Sleepy Joe really won.
Charliehall – Netanyahu lost at least 40 IQ points since the beginning of the first corona lockdown.