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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA
Yeah, we definitely disagree about who "the base" is.
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I think so.
My definition of "the base" is those Republicans who have consistently voted Republican for years, who attend the county conventions, staff the phones, rally the troops, become activists. Some of those are establishment types, but most are the conservative wing. These are the people that vote in closed primaries, show up for closes caucuses, etc. These people have been much more likely to go with a conservative, ala Cruz, or an establishment type, ala Kasich, and these are those whom polls and primary results have shown have a highly negative view of Trump.
Now, many Republicans of the base have grown so frustrated over the establishment's control of the GOP that they have left the "base" to pursue independents, Constitution Party folks, or just stayed home in recent elections. Many of these are now Trump supporters.
This all reflects the war in the GOP over the last 20 years. Who even is the "base" anymore is tough to discern.