Obviously a political party cannot win elections, outside of certain rarefied locales, on snob appeal alone.

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Often, high-end homes are unique, and the prices they fetch may have to do with such intangibles as an ocean view or an address with more snob appeal than those just blocks away.

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Apple products have snob appeal.

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Finally, there's the snob appeal.

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