Near the end of one of the closest Congressional campaigns in years, Democrats and Republicans return to familiar appeals.
Lots of bigwigs seem to be coming round to the idea of a hybrid approach, combining new policies on immigration with more familiar appeals to piety, love of family and hard work, all of which are hailed as natural Hispanic values.The Republican debate about the Asian-American vote is at a much earlier stage.
The room has a by now familiar louche appeal (peeling paint, tin ceiling), but haphazardness is less charming from a bartender, even if this is meant to be a laid-back neighborhood joint.
Its formula — the familiar "Dirty Happealstole appeal thethe public's indignation over crime and its affection for heroes who are "taking care of business," as Mr. Flanery put it — made "The Boondock Saints" a guilty pleasure, one that spurs some of its fans to extremes.
Clearly, the chance to gain that familiar footing appeals to most Ridejoy users — nearly 90 percent of them do in fact link through Facebook.
But it also has a wider ambition; to harness the power of the internet and familiarise readers with the hard choices and slow progress that aid workers live with every day - in short, to move beyond the familiar charity appeals to try to understand why aid so often fails and how it might work better.
You will notice, if you are familiar with those appeals, that the only appeals for agricultural relief and rehabilitation are made by FAO.
The Lib Dem leader's "we're not for sale" stance irritates some voters but will have attracted others to the party's familiar anti-politics appeal.
The ale and wine distinguish it from everyday mulled cider; but without toast, eggs or other such curiosities among its contents, its flavors are familiar enough to appeal to all my guests.
Others, younger and more familiar with the appeal of online relationships, and perhaps more aware of the frauds that can be perpetrated, find him an all too believable victim.
