Joanne Chesley was just returning home from church when she got a call from a friend informing her that President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to become the Democratic Party’s nominee. 

Chesley, a pledged Biden delegate from North Carolina, had vocally supported the president’s candidacy this cycle, even as others had called into question the 81-year-old’s mental fitness. However, the 71-year-old retired college professor and teacher is applauding Biden’s decision to pass the torch to a new generation.