Haim Ramon has become the latest Kadima mafioso to demand that Olmert relinquish his post. Their calls have nothing to do with justice. It is widely assumed in the study of elections that an acting head of state automatically receives an extra 10-20 percent of the vote. If Tzipi replaces Olmert substantially before the elections, she would garner a lot of otherwise undecided votes. For this reason, Netanyahu hasn’t joined the chorus demanding Olmert’s resignation.
If Olmert steps down, there’s no chance that a Kadima-Avodah government would attack Iran.
