What EVIDENCE does anyone have that these polls just aren’t made up? They could publish numbers pulled right out of their hindquarters and no one would know the difference. (They lie about the news, why not lie about polls?)
I have been saying that for years. Trust outlets like the NYTimes at your own peril. Look, they could conduct six separate polls, and cherry pick the one that best serves their agenda. Their agenda is getting Hillary elected, and they fear Trump. You are right. This far out, they could say Mary Poppins is leading for the GOP nomination. Are you going to question the great and powerful Times?
Of course these polls could be made up. There is no way of knowing since the primaries are still far away.
But the problem is that Trump cited these polls as being legitimate over-and-over again when he was supposedly in the lead. So now what does he do when they show him behind?