Biden, 81, votes early in the 2024 election in Delaware after lining up with Secret Service

President Joe Biden has voted early successful nan statesmanlike election months aft he dramatically dropped retired and Kamala Harris replaced him connected nan Democratic ticket.

The 81-year-old president joined nan almost 50 cardinal Americans who person already formed their ballots successful what could beryllium 1 of nan closest races successful history.

The polls are deadlocked pinch conscionable 8 days near of nan run arsenic Donald Trump and Harris focusing connected nan 7 swing states that will apt determine nan winner. 

Biden besides took a swipe astatine Elon Musk for handing retired $1million checks to registered voters arsenic he left.

'Tell him I'm registered,' nan president quipped arsenic he proudly showed disconnected his 'I voted' sticker to nan press.

As he entered nan polling position successful New Castle he walked past a elector successful a MAGA chapeau pinch nan connection 'elected that motha f***er' again.

The commander-in-chief looked for illustration an immoderate mean national arsenic he stood connected statement pinch agents from his Secret Service item and greeted a female successful a wheelchair. 

When he went to formed his ballot, he showed his driver's licence to staff, unprompted.

The president participated successful early voting connected this day 4 years ago, casting a ballot for himself astatine nan apical of nan summons and Harris arsenic his No. 2.

Four years later, he's now casting a ballot for Harris aft his daze determination to wantonness his reelection bid successful precocious July.

Biden started disconnected his time by having meal astatine The Legend Restaurant & Bakery successful New Castle, Delaware alongside Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, who's vying for Delaware's unfastened Senate seat.

Not overmuch polling has been done arsenic nan title isn't expected to beryllium competitive, but a September study had Blunt Rochester 20 points ahead.

Since Biden dropped retired of nan title - owed to a disastrous statement capacity - he's been seldomly seen alongside Democrats successful competitory races.

He did run successful Pittsburgh Saturday, addressing a smaller crowd of LiUNA national workers, asking them to thief Harris get crossed nan line.

Biden besides brought pizza to phone-banking volunteers astatine different national headquarters.

He appeared pinch Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman - who is not up for reelection - and who has mislaid nan support of nan progressive organization complete his support of Israel amid nan warfare successful Gaza.

Sen. Bob Casey, whose title against Republican David McCormick is tightening, was not connected hand.

This week Biden will recreation to Baltimore connected charismatic business to talk astir infrastructure. He's besides group to return to nan plaything authorities of Pennsylvania Friday, heading to Philadelphia.

The truth that nan sitting president isn't being utilized much heavy connected nan run way pinch 8 days to spell speaks volumes astir nan challenges Harris faces - arsenic she seeks to correspond change, but is presently successful office.

There are presently nary planned events wherever Biden and Harris will look together earlier Election Day.

Biden isn't moreover expected to be Harris' reside Tuesday nighttime connected nan Ellipse, contempt nan truth that it's virtually successful nan president's backyard.

Axios reported Monday that this is by design, arsenic Biden's squad has held dates unfastened for nan president to stump for Harris, and those days person passed by without an invitation.

Harris' squad keeps responding that they'll get backmost to nan president's group - arsenic they're reluctant to candidly opportunity they judge Biden is simply a governmental liability.

One Axios root likened it to a slow-moving break-up.

However, galore group connected Biden's squad - including immoderate moving connected nan Delaware-based run that Harris inherited - judge that reasoning is simply a mistake, arsenic nan president could still statement up support for Harris among achromatic moving people men, a demographic that has tally pinch unfastened arms toward nan MAGA movement.

It's reminiscent of Vice President Al Gore keeping President Bill Clinton astatine arm's magnitude aft nan Monica Lewinsky matter during his unsuccessful White House tally successful nan twelvemonth 2000.

In hindsight, nan Clinton snub perchance costs him nan race, arsenic Gore won nan celebrated ballot but mislaid nan Electoral College to Republican George W. Bush.

A cardinal quality - Clinton had a 57 percent support standing and 38 percent disapproval standing astatine this clip during his presidency.

Biden's existent support standing stands astatine 39 percent.