MILWAUKEE — Shortly after President Joe Biden announced the end of his 2024 campaign, Wisconsin voters shared their reactions.

Voter Jamie Broach’s initial thought was that it was long overdue. 

“It’s been very obvious that his mental capabilities have been greatly diminished pretty much his entire term, but especially the last year and a half,” said Broach.

It was the same reaction for several other voters.

“In the last couple months you’ve seen the state of how he was and speculating here, his mental state, and probably for the best at this point,” said voter Jack Lambie.

Voter Jada Willis said she’s glad for the sake of his health. 

“What we saw in the last debate was really concerning,” said Willis. “The human side of me says maybe you just need to rest.”

Now the question is: Who will be the Democratic Party nominee?

Shortly after dropping out, Biden announced that he will endorse Vice President Kamala Harris. 

“I haven’t really thought about it,” said Willis. “Right now, you’re breaking the news to me. I think right now to see some continuity, maybe Kamala.” 

Voter Chris Streber said he thinks it will be Harris. 

“If it was Pete Buttigieg, it would be better,” said Streber. “Somebody like that can keep calm and spin the lies the right way would be really encouraging.”

Voter Liam Berney said he isn’t a fan of Harris or California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who he said could also be the nominee. 

“I don’t particularly like either of them, but I think they’re better options than President Biden,” said Berney.

He said he’s hopeful that the Democratic Party has a better opportunity to win the race.

“I think it will be very rough for the Democrats, especially right now, because they’ve been talking so much about him and he has so much opposition in Congress,” said Berney. “It’s very important for people to look united with whatever candidate they support in November during the election.” 

Lambie said he wasn’t voting for Biden in the first place, but his departure could impact the Republican Party in both a positive and negative way. 

“Not a ton of time to get someone new in and not a ton of time to promote someone new,” said Lambie. “At the same time, a lot of people were just not going to vote for him based on how he was doing or fairing at that point.”

Most voters on Sunday said they were expecting this to happen, but it was still a shock to hear. Now, they said they’re waiting for what happens in November.