Livni has reached the ceiling in terms of seats she would get if she continues to run independently, according to a new poll conducted by the Rafi Smith research institute for "Globes" and
"The Jerusalem Post".
The Globes poll shows
Netanyahu in a relatively comfortable position with 37 projected
seats, while Livni, who claims to be the only alternative to Netanyahu would receive just 6 seats. With such a cold reception and a rocky start, Olmert
working hard against her by helping Kadima, and the knives that are sharpening within the left-center bloc, Livni doesn't have much ground to fall or pick up, which could force her to reconsider the idea of joining up with Shelly
Yachimovich or Yair Lapid, or lose steam.
Poll results
The
results show the projected number of seats for each party in the first
column according to the current survey, followed by the number of seats
in the previous survey at the end of October, and, in parentheses, the
number of seats in the current Knesset.
Likud-Beytenu 37, 37 (42)
Labor 20, 22 (13)
Shas 11, 12 (11)
Habayit Hayehudi 11, 9 (7)
Yesh Atid 10, 13 (-)
Hatenuah 6, - (-)
United Torah Judaism 6, 6 (5)
Meretz 5, 5 (3)
Am Shalem 3, - (-)
Hadash 4, 4 (4)
National Democratic Assembly 4, 4 (4)
Ra'am-Ta'al 3, 3 (3)
Labor 20, 22 (13)
Shas 11, 12 (11)
Habayit Hayehudi 11, 9 (7)
Yesh Atid 10, 13 (-)
Hatenuah 6, - (-)
United Torah Judaism 6, 6 (5)
Meretz 5, 5 (3)
Am Shalem 3, - (-)
Hadash 4, 4 (4)
National Democratic Assembly 4, 4 (4)
Ra'am-Ta'al 3, 3 (3)
Kadima,
currently the largest party in the Knesset, fails to pass the
threshhold number of votes to win any seats in the current poll.