In their passion to destroy the middle class, the left will make the poor poorer. And liberals see the destitute as their base, so the more the better.
I’m not sure that is the case anymore. The Democrats have become the party of the “elite.” CEOs, government contractors, doctors, lawyers, ect… the wealthiest and most upscale areas correlate strongly with some of the most liberal and Democrat precincts in the country.
They look down their nose with contempt at the poor and working class. These people don’t view them as a base, they view them as their servants.