"Our natural supporters," one lamented, "have come to think Labor is against success."
In response, both local and international supporters have come to their aid.
Broadly speaking, its supporters come from the center-right of the political spectrum.
Every season, there are initiatives to encourage supporters to come.
The more extreme supporters of this orientation came to be known as "Russophiles".
This is a common ground where the opponents and supporters of affirmative action might come together.
Its supporters came from dedicated nationalists, the aristocracy, parts of the middle class and big business.
He urged his supporters to tell their neighbors come hunting season that "they're still carrying the same weapon they had in 1994."
He said those supporters now must come forward and back up their words with their money.
Well, it's happening again, only this time the students and their supporters are coming from the other end of the political spectrum.