Door to Door: How Netanyahu and Smotrich Plan to Wake Up 5 Mandates
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich are expected to launch a joint program to increase voter turnout on the right, aiming to bring about 200,000 voters who did not intend to vote…
Assessment
Netanyahu and Smotrich are launching a joint get out the vote operation targeting 200,000 right wing voters who otherwise would not vote. The plan involves door to door canvassing, transportation to polling stations, and a large phone bank. This is a direct admission that the current coalition sees a significant enthusiasm gap and believes its electoral math depends on dragging disengaged supporters to the ballot box. The question is whether this ground game can overcome whatever is keeping those voters home.