One of my greatest wishes for 2020 is the removal of the words "the base" from our daily vocabulary.

[Miles Archer]

Of course, every past president has had a "base" of sorts...supporters who were all in at the beginning and stayed there to the end.

But the "base" for Obama...even for GWB...didn't wear those ridiculous fucking red hats, and didn't immediately conjure specific and negative images.

I long for the end of hats.

I long for the end of Trump running for re-election and hearing about how "the base" is sticking with him.

I long for the end of Trump attacking John McCain because "the base" loves it when he does.

I look forward to "the base" no longer having an enabler, someone who...in their own blind ignorance...they see as a "champion" for anything beyond his own self-enrichment and ego gratification.

[NurseJackie]

1. It's amusing that the fringe always thinks they are the base.

[Hekate]

2. There is that

[The Mouth]

3. I don't really understand the point

We have our 'base', too.

It's just a term, a description. One you defined quite well. Had Bernie or Hillary won there would be 'The Base' for them. They both still have a BIG swath of people who will support them.

Trump *IS* running for re-election, there is a major chunk of the electorate that will vote for him, regardless of what he does and another major chunk that will support him as long as the economy is treating them well.

It's going to be a part of the basic vocabulary for everyone who talks about presidential politics well past 2020.

The hats ain't going away, and the more people on our side get upset about them the more joy some folks get from wearing them.

It's just a term, and they've always been here.