But he has made an effort to woo the N.R.A., which has been closer to Republicans than Democrats anyway.
He argued, along with many contemporaries, that while a leader could never fully conquer the goddess Fortune, he could at least make an effort to woo and master her.
What's worse, the huge number of intelligent, attractive and interesting women in Darfur have tipped the odds so overwhelmingly in favour of the single boys that it seems the few remaining members of the species hardly make an effort to woo us anymore".
Vice President Mike Pence and Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price also made an effort to woo Collins, the independent Senate veteran.
France has been rocked by strikes and protest marches over President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to raise the legal retirement age from 60 to 62. Social Security reform is a difficult issue everywhere, and the brash and increasingly unpopular Mr. Sarkozy has not made much of an effort to woo union support.
Mr. Thompson did not make as concerted an effort to woo Caribbean-Americans during his previous run for mayor, in 2009, but this year he is emphasizing his connection: in one of his first television advertisements, released last week, he noted his Caribbean roots.
That dangerous pre-election period has begun, where social issues can easily fall off the agenda in favour of politicians making financial promises in an effort to woo the electorate and put the economy centre stage in the debate.
But it is also part of an effort to woo conservatives who have long been suspicious about Mr. Romney's commitment to their causes.
In an effort to woo back investors, some quants are tweaking their computer models.
The partnership was an effort to woo bookstores into stocking Amazon-published books.
