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Do political endorsements really matter?

Do political endorsements really matter?

The credibility of the endorser is key. People often trust someone who is knowledgeable about politics, like a politician or someone who previously held the seat in the race. The characteristics of the audience are also important. Having an endorser who directly “speaks” to a certain audience can help a message land well.

Arizona’s famous ‘Thanksgiving Grandma,’ Wanda Dench welcomes more to her table

Arizona’s famous ‘Thanksgiving Grandma,’ Wanda Dench welcomes more to her table

The “Thanksgiving grandma,” who accidentally texted a dinner invitation to a teen she’d never met, invited him anyway and went viral for her kindness, is facing a new challenge as the holiday approaches. Wanda Dench is receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer, she said in a statement posted by Jamal Hinton, the young “stranger” she texted eight years ago when he was in high school. The accidental friends have celebrated Thanksgiving every year since 2016, when Dench thought she was texting one of her six grandchildren but reached Hinton in the middle of a class.