The Split of the American Right

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : He also had to explain why the US should support Israel.
54% : Tucker Carlson with the current US Ambassador to Israel and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee.
44% : Carlson reflects the opinion of a younger generation of Republicans, who are already cooler toward Israel.
40% : The blogger himself was denied entry to Israel, and the State Department even had to intervene to avoid a diplomatic incident.
40% : Carlson implied that these funds would be better spent within America on the same roads, which are much worse than those in Israel.
39% : And the current rift will have long-term consequences for US policy toward Israel.
37% : Ultimately, Carlson even traveled to Israel for the debate.
37% : Huckabee's statements about supporting the creation of a "Greater Israel" within its historical borders, reaching as far as the Euphrates, caused quite a scandal.
29% : Carlson has long been a consistent critic of Israel.
29% : The latter often had to justify himself during the debates -- for example, for meeting with Jonathan Pollard, accused of spying in the US for Israel.

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