UNCHOSEN:

Though early voting in Israel has reportedly gone in Donald Trump's favor, support for the Republican Party has taken a serious, almost unprecedented hit, early exit poll data presented on Thursday suggested.

According to so-called exit polls conducted by iVote Israel - a right-leaning group that helps American expats vote in Israel - Trump won 49 percent of the Israeli-American vote, while Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton claimed 44 percent, ahead of Election Day on November 8. 

In the 2012 presidential matchup between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, the GOP carried 85 percent of expats in Israel, while Obama got only 14 percent - indicating a precipitous drop in support for Republicans in the Jewish state. In 2008, Obama won 24 percent and Republican John McCain got 76 percent.

Tweet   @brothersjudd