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How Netanyahu Used Fear, Again, to Win More Votes Than Anyone Else

Despite years of political baggage, the Israeli prime minister outperformed expectations, and his rivals, by playing on Jewish voters’ fears of Arab political power and potential security threats.

nytimes

That's what they do. Use fear to convince people that fear is necessary to counter fear. This is worldwide. "Fear" was the title of Bob Woodward's 2018 book on Trump, using Trump's own offered definition of what power meant to him.

His opponents, led by the former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, sailed into Tuesday’s fateful vote having consistently led in the polls and confident that their goal, an outright majority relying only on predominantly Jewish parties, was within reach.

HRC and Kamala also "consistently led in the polls". El-Sayed has consistently led in the polls. Same motivator at work in Michigan. 

“We must establish a strong, right-wing, nationalist government.” That's Netanyahoo. It is also Trump: America First.

The right-wing, nationalists have always under Trump made liars out of the pollsters.

It's worldwide because it works. Voters shackle their hands to keep them from trembling.