[Yo-Yo]

Color me skeptical, but I am hearing echoes of 2008 when FR was saying "don't believe the skewed polls, they oversample Democrats" and "there's no way McCain/Palin is behind, their rallies have larger crowds than Obama's."

I pray this Primary Model is correct, but I also pray we're not fooling ourselves again.

[jpl]

McCain would have won, but the string pullers didn’t want him and Palin in and deliberately wrecked the economy at practically the last minute to give it to Obama.

[cba123]

No way.

The entire media, both sides, both political establishments are all rooting for Hillary.

Trump however, has real support. Actual voters.

Just wait. This is media spin. Nothing but spin.

[Mjreagan]

More like 2012...Obama had some worryingly massive rallies in 2008 and there was little enthusiasm for McCain.

My concern now is while last time the ‘purist’ conservatives sat home that this time the squishy Republicans will sit it out.

[EDINVA]

Are you forgetting that Obama had such massive crowds in 2008 that McCain’s campaign actually ran an ad “celebrity?” basically showing he attracts huge crowds but is an empty suit?

[PGR88]

I agree - I remember the same hopeful “polls are wrong/corrupt/skewed” talk in last two Obama elections.

Unless there was massive fraud, it turns out Americans DO like big-spending, Traditional America-hating, fake, media-supported, socialist politicians.

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

There is a HUGE enthusiam for Trump that WAS NOT there for either McShame or Romney with McShame WE LOVED Sarah were driven to polls by Sarah!!! With Trump there is a fire in the belly for his supporters I mean there is NOTHING this man can do that will drag them away from voting for him!!! HELLARY does NOT have this enthusiasm it is going to depend which side HAS this enthusiam and I say WE WIN!!!! I say TRUMP WINS!!!

[Ouderkirk]

your skepticism/cautiousness are well founded.

I think in 2008 that Juan McAmnesty had no real chance, any more than Romney had in 2012, or even Bob Dole in 1996.

I do think thaht Trump has a real chance of winning. Most I am of that view because he fought for teh nomination, it was his by default like McAmnesty and Romney or Dole because it was their “turn”.

A we’ll see view will keep you healthy and sleeping at night.

[JerryBlackwell]

Yeah someone on FR was saying McCain is inside obummer’s decision loop and he is toast, among the other comments from that time. And we know how that turned out. November will show if the new internet based media has finally overtaken the old print and broadcast media.