Do Republicans think Mitt Romney will win?

[heatmaster]

The better word is know and not think; The reason for Republican enthusiasm and why we are upbeat about victory; because Romney has a compelling message, jobs and the economy; Why were Democrats so upbeat in 2008? Then you have your answer.
The other reason why the Republicans are so intense, because they want to win and for better or worse, Obama has a record to defend, but has to Republican delight opted not to do this, but instead engage in negative campaign, attack, distort and seems to show that veneer of anger; the anger, I think stems from being caught in a lie, not only because of what happened in that first debate and the aftermath; there is the favorability factor which shows Romney in a tie with Obama and then there is sense of the possibility.