I don’t buy the “base” didn’t vote for him.....I despised Romney as much as anyone, but I still held my nose and voted for him.
I don't see much evidence at all that the base stayed home in the state-by-state election results.
I don't think it's really blacks and Hispanics, but middle-aged and younger women in swing states, that cost him the election.
And you're not going to get those women in the future by appealing to the base in the manner that people on FR fantasize about.