Some call it an endorsement by default.

Others call it “expected but awkward.”

However it is stated, there is a general feeling of malaise after former President Barack Obama officially endorsed likely-Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden of Delaware today in an 11-minute video. In the video, Obama called for the people to be there for each other during this pandemic, while praising the healthcare workers and others for their service in this time. He states that having Biden as his Vice President from 2008-2016,    “One of the best decisions he’s ever made. He has all the qualities we need in a President right now.”

Do the people who are going to make their voices heard through voting feel the same way though? We asked several potential voters, from first-time voters to seniors, for their responses to the news of the endorsement. These responses were given under anonymity.

A first-time voter who was a supporter of Senator Bernie Sanders said, “I don’t know why I should vote for this guy. He acts like every other politician who doesn’t care about anything but getting the office.”

Another person said to me, “He clearly is out of touch with today’s progressive base. Maybe 20 years ago, sure he could win, but now, he’s just trying to run off of Obama’s name.”

While the feeling among younger voters may be based upon a disconnection with the potential nominee, I wanted to get a viewpoint from an older voice, someone who has been involved in politics. Here’s what they said, “With the failure of the progressive and social arms of the Democratic party the American people are left with choices in the coming election that leave a vast amount of the populous wondering where are the true leaders that will return America back to being the true leader of the free world.”

The last words in the statement brings up a question that voters must answer come November: is there a leader that can help America restore its status as leader of the free world?