Democrats tell of relief as Joe Biden drops out of presidential race

Joe Biden walks out of the Oval Office of the White House (Andrew Harnik/AP)

After weeks of uncertainty, many Democratic voters have expressed relief at the news that Joe Biden is dropping his re-election bid and are beginning to think about who might replace him in a dramatically altered election landscape.

Jerod Keene, a 40-year-old athletic trainer from swing-state Arizona, had planned to vote for Mr Biden in November but was thankful for the president’s decision, calling it “inevitable”.