Do big-name endorsements help or hinder Joe Biden’s US election campaign?

The Democrat has amassed an impressive list of backers - including the widow of the late-Republican John McCain

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The Democrat has amassed an impressive list of backers - including the widow of the late-Republican John McCain
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The widow of late US Republican senator John McCain has endorsed Joe Biden for president, adding her name to a long list of prominent GOP figures campaigning against Donald Trump.

Cindy McCain has made a string of media appearances to formally endorse the Democratic candidate, tweeting afterwards that her husband “lived by a code: country first”.

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