Editing Political base

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In [[politics]], a candidate or party's '''base''' or '''core support''' refers to the [[voter]]s who support them for [[elected office]] based on core values. On the [[left–right political spectrum]], left-leaning bases tend to be liberal while right-leaning bases tend to be conservative.<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cJqlBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA981 |editor-last=Harvey |editor-first=Kerric |chapter=Political base |title=Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics |publisher=[[SAGE Publications]] |date=December 20, 2013 |pages=981–983|isbn=978-1-4833-8900-4 }}</ref> In the United States, high-level candidates must hold the same stances on key issues as a party's base in order to gain the party's [[nomination]] and thus be guaranteed [[ballot access]]. In the case of [[legislative elections]], base voters often prefer to support their party's candidate against an otherwise appealing opponent in order to strengthen their party's chances of gaining a [[majority]] in the legislature.{{cn|date=November 2024}}

== See also ==
* [[Split-ticket voting]]
* [[Straight-ticket voting]]
* [[Voting bloc]]

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