Setting specific parties and people aside, that’s not what “the base” means. The base is the diehard supporters. Many an election has been won by taking a min

Setting specific parties and people aside, that’s not what “the base” means. The base is the diehard supporters. Many an election has been won by taking a minority base and adding in people who are not supporters but chose that candidate for whatever specific reason, e.g. “the price of gas.”