The Left lost, but in praise of them they are smart enough to not split their parties time and time again into smaller and smaller parties.
The Right won a big victory, but too many votes were wasted - the Right could have had an even stronger bloc, an even stronger coalition. Yet time and time again the Right splits itself with smaller and smaller parties that think what they have to offer is so unique that they cannot do it within another party but must do it alone.
Every single election season, and we have way too many of them, the politicians on the Right do the same stupid thing. I don't know why, but each time someone thinks he can ignore the lessons of the past and he will succeed where everyone else failed. I would have liked to see Yachad get in, even if just to ensure those votes not be wasted, but I think they were foolish for running separately, I think the people behind them were foolish for supporting them.
The Left is smart enough, but doesn't have enough support (thankfully). The Right isn't all that smart, in this regard, but wins despite that. We already know that Moshe Feiglin is preparing to do the same exact thing next time that Eli Yishai just did yesterday.
Please, next time, make a deal with a stable party, and don't waste all that money, energy, and votes.
and I think, I hope, that is it for my election thoughts. It is time to move on.
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