The 2016 GOP primary is the biggest crapshoot since at least 1988

A few findings help give a sense of just how uncertain Republicans are in their current views:

1.  Nine Republican candidates garner at least 5 percent support, several more than in past cycles (it was five in early 2011 and 1987).

2. Mitt Romney is on top, but his 20 percent support is quite a bit smaller than past leaders (2012 being an exception). Given that he appears unlikely to run again, the poll asked Romney supporters who they’d support instead. His supporters split between Bush, Rand Paul, Paul Ryan and others, leaving an even-more-dispersed field.