I agree. I remember reading a lot of this anecdotal evidence in 2008...and about the polls being oversampling dems...and we see where THAT got us...
Of course the post you replied to is nothing more than anecdotal evidence as well. Means nothing.
A lot has changed in the last four years.
They actually did, but what really happened was scads of conservatives sitting out because of McCain (McCain/Feingold, "You don't need to fear this man as your President", abandoning the campaign for the financial meltdown, etc).
The conservatives are back with a vengeance this time: picking Ryan as a VP was the signal they needed.
Cheers!