Republican Base Solid?

When you see a Republican-sponsored poll like this one ... well, SOMEBODY'S data is way off, because most other polling we've seen does NOT indicate a highly motivated Republican base.

Here's the key sentence: "81 percent of Republican voters are 'almost certain' to vote and an additional 14 percent say they are 'very likely.' It goes without saying that they'll vote Republican..."

Not so fast there, Bucko. It goes without saying that they'll vote Republican? Not from what we hear. And that sentence above indicates to us that the pollsters didn't actually ASK ... "You say you're likely to vote. Will you be voting for Republican x or Republican y, who has been a rubberstamp for Bush policies that have driven us into a variety of ditches all over the world?"

Well, naturally they wouldn't ask THAT, but you get our point. Hearing that voters are likely to vote, without asking WHO they'll vote for, or how happy they are with the direction of the country ... well, that's just dumb.

ADDENDUM: Here's new polling NOT paid for by Republican or Democratic operatives. Slightly different picture of what's going on out there.