Voters React To Biden’s Decision

President Joe Biden stepped away from his bid for a second term on Sunday and has now endorsed his Vice President and running mate Kamala Harris. 

Many voters planning on voting for Trump or another candidate say their plans for November have not changed. Some voters who were planning on supporting Biden say they will support whoever takes his place. 

But some voters are considering a new course of action. Like Evan Bondurant, who says he wants to see someone younger take the nomination. 

“It does kind of, I guess change what I was gonna do in November,” Bondurant said. 

He said he was concerned for Biden’s age and considered straying from the two major parties and voting for an independent candidate. 

“Now that he’s dropping out of a race, it makes me maybe a little bit more likely to maybe vote for whoever they replace him with,” Bondurant said. 

Tiffany Palmer on the other hand, said she was not planning on voting for a Democrat. 

“I think he needed to drop out of the race, and it makes it a little more fair for Democrats,” Palmer said. 

Palmer said she could be swayed. She thinks it will be Harris, because of her knowledge of the presidency, her endorsements, and access to campaign funds. 

“I’m not a big Kamala fan either,” she said “but I’m looking forward to seeing who she might pick as her running mate.”

David Smith, a self-identified Republican, said he was happy to hear the news that Biden was stepping down. His wife Wanda Smith said she was not so happy. 

“They’ll put Kamala Harris in there. And she’s even worse. Or Miss Obama. Or Clinton. It scares me,” Wanda Smith said. “They’re pushing women. And to be honest with you, I don’t think it’s time for a woman.” 

Time is of the essence for Democrats with the Democratic National Convention a month away, and the general election is three months away.