At the Likud headquarters, they have finished formulating what they call the "victory strategy" for the upcoming elections.
The goal of 61 mandates for the right-wing bloc seems within reach, and the assessment there is that correct and precise work will get them there this time.
It should be noted that even in the last election cycle, Likud believed that they would conquer the desired goal, which, as we know, did not happen.
This time the work program stands on three legs: motivating voters, "moderate" religious Zionism, and suppressing voting in the Arab population.
In-depth analysis of polling stations
In the last few days, the Likud election headquarters finished mapping the potential vote across the country.
The resolutions they reached are unprecedented.
Not only cities and neighborhoods, but also specific polling stations that were located and analyzed from every direction.
The requested polling stations are those whose true results gave a large majority to Likud, but the voter turnout was low.
Mainly those in which there was a decrease in the degree of participation from the 3rd election round to the 4th election - the "golden polling stations", they are called at the Likud headquarters.
Hundreds of such are scattered throughout the country, especially in distinct "Likud" cities such as Netanya, Ashdod, Bat Yam, Ashkelon, Tiberias and more.
Netanyahu at the ballot box, photo: Mark Israel Salam
Likud decided this time to reduce party leader Netanyahu's participation in major events, thinking that those present are active enough to come and vote on election day, and to focus on the voters of the golden ballot boxes.
The voter register analysis has already been done.
Each ballot box has an address where the voters are registered.
In the coming weeks, Likud representatives will arrive on those streets and determine the exact locations where Netanyahu will go for a "surprise visit".
This is a passionate audience, adoring, but sometimes complacent and a bit lazy.
Netanyahu's goal in these visits is to create buzz, selfies, and even megaphone speeches in front of windows and balconies.
The idea came to the campaigners during Netanyahu's visit to Bat Yam.
Netanyahu spent more than four hours in the city, filming for campaign broadcasts.
When he asked to change clothes from the sports clothes he wore while exercising on the beach to formal clothes, Mayor Zvika Brot, who accompanied Netanyahu during his visit to the city, suggested that he come up to him to change clothes.
Benjamin Netanyahu opens the school year in Bat Yam // Credit: Likud spokespersons
When Netanyahu went up to the apartment with the security guards, a neighbor met him in the elevator and her soul almost blossomed.
In less than a minute, a commotion started in the building's WhatsApp group, which led to endless whispering from the residents, even after he had already left the place.
The Likud realized that they had a trump card: instead of events in halls with 600 participants, Netanyahu will make three surprise visits to side streets, half an hour each, and arouse excitement among the indifferent.
The full column - tomorrow in "Israel this week".
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