I am no expert on polling and would welcome any insight re this question: is it possible that all the D+ polls that also show independents heavy for Romney are classifying more soft R’s than soft D’s as independents? The reason I ask is that the polls with the highest D+ also seem to show the highest independents for Romney. I agree that PPP can’t be trusted. The thing that I can’t get is that the breakdowns are all over the map but we can’t seem to get a lead for Romney no matter how the internals break out.
Not easy to know. Their internals aren’t that detailed. But certainly what you suggest is a possibility. Hell, anythings possible this time around. For instance wouldn’t it be something if Romney loses Virginia and wins Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan? LOL