"I always lose the election in the polls, and I always win it on election day"
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The intent is twofold. First, it inoculates supporters against bad news. If polls show him trailing, that’s not a warning sign; it’s a familiar prelude. Second, it puts the media and political class on trial. Pollsters, pundits, and elites become the foil, implicitly out of touch with the “real” electorate. The subtext is populist without needing to say the word: you can’t trust what they tell you, but you can trust me and your neighbors.
Context matters because Netanyahu’s career has been defined by narrow wins, high-stakes coalition arithmetic, and campaigns run as existential referendums on security, identity, and leadership. In that environment, “election day” isn’t merely a date; it’s a moment when anxiety can be converted into turnout and coalition partners can be pressured into alignment. The quote also performs a quiet power move: it suggests he has access to a deeper public mood than the instruments designed to measure it.
It’s not humility. It’s a preemptive victory lap, built to survive disappointment and amplify momentum, whichever way the numbers move.
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"I always lose the election in the polls, and I always win it on election day." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-always-lose-the-election-in-the-polls-and-i-56544/. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.





