No matter what the polls say, no matter which politician disappoints you, and what campaign will excite you, you must go out and vote for the same party you voted for in September.
By SHIR NOSATZKITime to decide who to vote for again (photo credit: REUTERS)
You’re a Lefty? There’s only one party that deserves your vote in the coming elections.No matter what the polls say, no matter which politician disappoints you, and what campaign will excite you, you must go out and vote for the same party you voted for in September.Miraculously, during the last elections the Left maximized its power and achieved its main strategic goals: Blue and White became the biggest party in the Knesset without pushing out any others from the Left, and no vote was wasted.It’s important to keep this balance, so that Labor and Meretz won’t be left out, but also that Blue and White won’t lose their advantage to Likud. However, considering the dynamic voting behavior of the Israeli center-left, this could all collapse in March.It means any initiative of a new leftist or centrist party added to the mix is a terrible idea. Things are so fragile that the tiniest shifts of votes can break that carefully achieved balance, and topple the Left, handing Bibi an immunity coalition of 61 mandates.If the Left parties had the balls, this power-block strategy would be their campaign strategy as well. Labor and Meretz (and their revised editions and titles) fear missing the vote threshold. Last time was a close call. If they want to stay apart that’s also fine. But what if the leadership of both parties would stand in front of the cameras and beseech their constituents: This time around, please, vote exactly like you did last time!Horowitz won’t try to convince Labor voters to jump ship, and Peretz will stand by him, reiterating that if you voted for Meretz there’s no need to switch it up, just do it again. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”Campaign funds should be funneled into voter turnout. Leftists go out on Election Day and vote. Positivity and a call to action are needed, instead of negativity and fighting. This will also be the best way to insure the survival of both parties for the next round.Sounds crazy? It’s also crazy we have a third round of elections in ONE year!Desperate times call for, well, bold measures. So, whatever may come, I’m not changing my vote from the last time around.The writer is director of the “Have you seen the horizon lately?” project: Inspiring lectures about the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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