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Hillary Clinton heavily favored by Israel lobby: Ex-US Senate candidate

Monday, 29 February 2016 5:14 PM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 01 March 2016 12:39 PM ]

“Clinton is heavily favored by the Israel lobby because she is quite clear about her intention to pursue the war policies of several presidential predecessors,” said Mark Dankof.

US Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton will likely win her party’s presidential nomination because she is largely favored by the country’s influential Zionist lobby, a former US Senate candidate says.

“Clinton is heavily favored by the Israel lobby because she is quite clear about her intention to pursue the war policies of several presidential predecessors,” said Mark Dankof, who is also a broadcaster and pastor in San Antonio, Texas.

“She is getting very, very strong backing from the Israeli lobby and is getting more money from the defense industry than any other candidate in this race,” Dankof told Press TV on Monday.

The former Senate candidate also noted that Republican Party frontrunner Donald Trump has strong ties historically to the Jewish community in New York City, the largest in the country.

Dankof predicted that the 2016 US presidential campaign will “probably be the most polarizing election in American history, it will be extremely ugly rhetorically.”

Trump and Clinton are heading into the so-called Super Tuesday primary elections while holding big leads over their party rivals, a new poll has found.

According to the CNN/ORC survey released Monday, a day before primary voting begins in 11 states, Trump has solidified his lead over the GOP field in the race for the party’s final nomination with 49 percent support, more than all of his opponents combined.

The billionaire businessman held a whopping 33-point lead over his closest rival Senator Marco Rubio of Florida who has 16 percent support.

Senator Ted Cruz of Texas was third with 15 percent support, followed by former neurosurgeon Ben Carson and Ohio governor John Kasich with 10 and 6 percent support respectively.

On the Democratic side, Clinton holds a 17-point lead over Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders - 55 percent to 38 percent.

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