Absentee-voter exit poll: Trump wins Israel by [35] points less than Romney did

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3. because of Obama's misguided "daylight" as well as the GOP did good outreach in '00s

as Bush reversed his party's milquetoast reputation on Israel after his father had piss poor relations with them, Bob Dole wasn't very popular with Israel (he tried to look pro-Israel for '96 but his record before was anything but). Bush did far better in 2004 with the Jewish vote than he did in 2000 and than Dole or Bush '92.

Also, Obama's attempt to make America less hated in the Muslim world, by putting "daylight" between America and Israel didn't help.

Look at the bright side of the ultimate result for 2016 tho; the result, a 4 point difference, might be in the margin of error, given that its an exit poll.