‘Oh thank God’: Democratic swing state voters feel relief after Biden drops out

A campaign sign with Joe Biden's name cut out stands in Northwood, New Hampshire, on Sunday. Photograph: Holly Ramer/AP

For many Democratic swing state voters, Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential election came as a relief.

“Oh thank God,” said Cathy Gramze, a retired nurse who lives in the suburbs of Detroit. “My diagnosis has for a long time been that he cannot run again and I am not entirely sure that he should finish his term in office.”