>> >> So "grassroots" as in 'committed to the party' rather than just trying to engineer
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>> >> particular result?
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>> >> A strange term though.
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>> I think it's a fairly widespread term referencing card carrying members of whatever party.
Still not quite grasping it, I tried Google....
"ordinary people regarded as the main body of an organization's membership."
Which I guess is exactly what you were saying, but somehow made more sense to me.
So it's all about the leadership of a party and the "grassroots" staying in step with each other. If one changes, then the other needs to follow if they are to stay in touch with each other.
That's got to be close to impossible over time. Less so for the Conservatives I guess, since who the hell knows what their overarching belief is. But for the Labour Party that ongoing and gradual change presumably is exactly their challenge.
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