If they actually showed how far ahead Romney is ahead, the Dem base would not show up and they’d get slaughtered in the down ticket as well.
Let them play their D + eleventy-billion games. That will make it all the sweeter when Obummer gets absolutely crushed. These polls only help our side, as if the R’s think its close it motivates them more to go the extra mile to kick Emperor Nero Kardashian Narcissus to the curb.
Also the campaign contributions would dry up.