Their likely nominee isn't much liked by the base of the party.
"He appeased the conservative base of the party while not alienating the center".
What's needed is a message that attracts voters beyond the blue-state base of the party.
Because the base of the party was shifting under their feet.
Moreover, the western base of the party had been sapped by the rise of an agrarian party, the Progressives.
NTR led the opposition in the assembly and worked to strengthen the political base of the party.
"She is connecting better with some of these blue-collar Democrats, the base of the party," Mr. McGovern said.
"The progressive base of the party passionately supports it, but among more mainstream Democrats they are not wild about this".
These Republicans, apparently trying to energize the religiously conservative base of the party, have described homosexuality as a sin.
"He's not a very strong front-runner, and almost all conservatives are opposed to him, which is the base of the party.
It is also a sign that the Christian base of the party has not learned to love the Mormon Mr Romney.
