This is exactly why the Get Out The Vote efforts are important. Old media is making noises about Republicans staying home this year but it's just wishful thinking as they continue supporting Democrats.
Here is Michael Barone (the REAL number cruncher) showing things in perspective.
Despite all the discouraging news and dismal poll numbers, there are a lot of plodding, dull, dutiful people, too stubborn to take instruction from their betters in the mainstream media, who insist on going out and voting Republican. Hard to explain. But that's what the numbers seem to say.
Somewhere on Free Republic was a poll where 13% of FReepers wanted to see the dems win (I imagine to punish the republicans for not being conservative enough). I hope this amounts to a negligible segment of our voting base. In any case, they seem to be a pretty vocal group here.