Gilmore had to perform the difficult balancing act of attracting moderate voters without losing his conservative base.吉尔摩不得不辛辛苦苦地两面讨好，既要吸引温和派的选民，又不能失去他在保守党里的支持基础。He had no support base within the party.他在党内没有支持基础。Fears that instability would return gave the government a broad base of support.对不稳定局势再度出现的担心令本届政府获得了广泛的支持基础。