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Poll reveals: Losing elections 'intolerable' to vast majority of leftists
Arutz Sheva - Israel National News ^ | May 14, 2026 | Nitsan Keidar

Posted on 05/15/2026 1:50:06 AM PDT by ScaniaBoy

New poll indicates around half of right-wing voters see losing elections as 'upsetting but manageable,' while only negligible percentage of left-wing voters will respect results not in their favor.

Ahead of the expected elections in about six months, data from the "Israeli Society Index" for May 2026 reveals deep ideological gaps regarding the rules of the democratic game.

The index examined how Israelis would respond if the political side they support loses the elections, and the results point to a severe crisis of trust, especially on the left side of the political map.

The data shows that as voters move further left on the political scale, their ability to accept defeat declines significantly.

Among the left-wing camp, no less than 81% of respondents defined an election loss as an "intolerable" event, while virtually none declared that they would respect any decision by the public.

(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Israel; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bolsheviks; democracy; democrats; domesticenemies; elections; leftvsright; losing; trust

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This is a poll of Israeli voters, however, I'm pretty certain that the results would look similiar in most western societies. It does explain a lot of what has happened during the last couple of decades.
1 posted on 05/15/2026 1:50:06 AM PDT by ScaniaBoy
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To: ScaniaBoy
No Kidding!



2 posted on 05/15/2026 2:17:25 AM PDT by Candor7 ( Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!<img src="" width=300</img><a href="">tag</a>))
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To: ScaniaBoy

I believe the left has won a lot of elections fraudulently .
Some of the most radical people on the left probably believe that they’re ideas are mainstream.


3 posted on 05/15/2026 2:22:26 AM PDT by daku
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To: ScaniaBoy

I can’t find it, but I believe Clarence Thomas a quote to the affect that “Some people don’t believe they should ever lose an argument.”

It’s like a 4-year-old saying: “I always win.”


4 posted on 05/15/2026 2:23:23 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: Candor7

Wow!

You really should have posted a health warning before posting that picture. :-)


5 posted on 05/15/2026 2:26:42 AM PDT by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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To: ClearCase_guy

That’s a good quote (if we can find it) but I think it only explains part of the problem.

If we look at left-to-right or authoritarian-to-libertarian scales it is obvious that politics means much more to leftist/authoritarians whereas people on the right/libertarian side of the political divide see politics more as an intrusion into their daily lives. Unfortunately when the leftists take over politics become so all encompassing that we on the right side have to defend ourselves.


6 posted on 05/15/2026 2:34:35 AM PDT by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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She’s a lefty psycho for sure. If yiu run intio one, do a 180 and walk , no run, away.

Whacko cannon fodder for George Soros and his gang.


7 posted on 05/15/2026 2:34:41 AM PDT by Candor7 ( Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!<img src="" width=300</img><a href="">tag</a>))
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To: ScaniaBoy

Neurosyphilis is epidemic in dem areas.


8 posted on 05/15/2026 2:35:04 AM PDT by Justa (Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people....)
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To: ScaniaBoy

Not to worry….I bet she’s single so you still have a chance.


9 posted on 05/15/2026 3:29:29 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to says it.)
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To: ScaniaBoy

Just more confirmation that stampy-foot leftists are ossified in their thinking.

It’s one reason all of their grand plans, put into action without testing, usually result in social disasters. We recently had four years of that nonsense.


10 posted on 05/15/2026 3:33:38 AM PDT by plangent
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That one don’t want a dude.


11 posted on 05/15/2026 3:36:29 AM PDT by Kudsman (Thune loves bully Democratic Socialists. )
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Re “… That one don’t want a dude...”

That one probably WAS a dude…at one time…


12 posted on 05/15/2026 3:55:32 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: ScaniaBoy

These are the “Our sacred democracy” idiots in the USA.

Of course, true democracy is nothing but mob rule, so it fits.


13 posted on 05/15/2026 4:03:11 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom ( )
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To: ScaniaBoy

Because the Left lives in a make believe world and if they don’t control something they are forced to confront reality which threatens them.


14 posted on 05/15/2026 4:04:52 AM PDT by Vision (“Our Democracy” means "Our Slush Fund." The Left is hate.)
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To: ScaniaBoy

You’d have to be mentally unstable to begin with to be a leftist, so this poll aligns perfectly.


15 posted on 05/15/2026 4:16:03 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
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Some of the most radical people on the left probably believe that they’re ideas are mainstream.

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They would love to have a pure democracy, and thus get to exert mob rule, but for one problem. They aren’t in the majority in almost any issue. The closes the marxists get to a majority is that more and more people seem to embrace the concepts of wealth distribution and entitlement mentality.
Other than that, they are more than happy to cheat to get their way. They think they are smarter than all the dumb oafs out there.


16 posted on 05/15/2026 4:27:18 AM PDT by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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Recently I’ve seen discussion of the division between Hardcore Leftists and Liberals.

The Hardcore Left wants Class Warfare, Worker ownership of the Means of Production and Redistribution of Wealth.
The Liberals want transsexuals in women’s sports, amnesty for illegals, jail for Trump, etc.

The Hardcore Left wants The Revolution.
The Liberals want to feel morally superior to other people. They like to be smug.

It’s 80/20 politics and the Liberals are fully embracing the nutty ideas that 20% of the population supports.
The Hardcore leftists understand that you cannot win The Revolution this way.

But we are heading toward a situation where more and more people would like to see redistribution of wealth and a Universal Basic Income. These are not good ideas, but they are common areas for the Left. If the Left drops the nutty ideas and goes full force for redistribution, they might actually get traction.


17 posted on 05/15/2026 4:38:16 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: daku

Agree. I think it’s a sizable majority of elections are won by fraud. There is no way those lunatics are half this country. I live in a blue state and most people outside of the crummy cities are normal.


18 posted on 05/15/2026 4:48:16 AM PDT by HYPOCRACY (There is no gravity. The earth just sucks. )
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To: ScaniaBoy
Hey liberals/socialists/commies: There is only ONE honorable solution!


19 posted on 05/15/2026 4:52:52 AM PDT by DCBryan1 (Inter arma enim silent leges! - Cicero )
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To: ScaniaBoy

Losing an election is a repudiation of their virtue. Losing an election is to them Evil.


20 posted on 05/15/2026 5:03:43 AM PDT by TalBlack (Their god is government. Prepare for a religious war.https://freerepublic.com/perl/post?id=4322961%2)
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