The Israel Factor 01.2013, Full Statistics

Reason

Israel's policies are more in line with Republican ideals

6.78

Evangelical support among Republicans makes the difference

6.67

Jewish activists don't make the case for Israel among Democrats as strongly as they once did

4.11

Israel shows preference for Republican candidates and Democratic voters don't like it

4.33

Democratic voters have moved very far to the left on foreign policy – and Israel isn't there

4.33

Democratic voters take their cues from the Obama administration, and interpret its relations with Israel in ways unfavorable to Israel

3.67

The polls are just wrong, there's no difference in the support for Israel between Dem and Rep voters

1.87

The pro-Israel lobby foolishly raised hell over an appointment it can't block

4.54

Hagel is a good friend of Israel – and there is no reason to oppose his nomination

4.22

When Obama appointed Hagel, he was – among other things – sending a message to Netanyahu

3.87

The Hagel appointment is proof that the US isn't going to use military force against Iran even if negotiations over Iran's nuclear program fail

3.83

Official Israel smartly avoided a public battle over Hagel

3.76

Hagel isn't going to be confirmed

3.68

Hillary Clinton

7.8

Joe Biden

7.4

Chris Christie

6.8

Marco Rubio

6.5

Paul Ryan

5.4

Jeb Bush

7

Rob Portman

5.83

Condoleezza Rice

6.33

Andrew Cuomo

7.87

Martin O'Malley

7

Deval Patrick

7.25

Cory Booker

7.67

Elizabeth Warren

6.29

Mark Warner

7.33

Brian Schweitzer

6

Sarah Palin

4.22

Rick Santorum

4.5

Rand Paul

2.57

Mike Huckabee

5.5

David Petraeus

5.56