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JERSEY.
>> Reporter: THERE'S A LOT MORE
ACTIVITY OUTSIDE THIS POLLING
STATION AT THE FIRE STATION
WHERE CHRIS CHRISTIE WILL VOTE
ANY MINUTE NOW.
WE'RE STARTING TO SEE HIS AIDES
GATHER.
AND YOU MIGHT SEE CNN'S JAKE
TAPPER, HE'S HERE FOR AN
EX-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW.
WE'RE LOOKING AT CHRIS CHRISTIE
VERY LIKELY LAUNCHING A NATIONAL
CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT IN THE
NEXT FEW YEARS.
THAT'S WHY HE'S LOOKING FOR A
BLOWOUT WIN TONIGHT.
HE WANTS TO SAY IT'S A MODEL FOR
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN PARTY
WHICH HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS
LIKE THEY ARE IN VIRGINIA WHERE
PETER HAMBY IS COVERING THAT
RACE.
PETER?
>> Reporter: I'M IN McLEAN,
VIRGINIA, WHERE HE'S EXPECTED TO
WIN BY MID TO HIGH DIGITED AS
CUCCINELLI.
THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A LOW
TURNOUT ELECTION AS IT OFTEN IS
IN NONPRESIDENTIAL YEARS.
CUCCINELLI IS TRYING TO RALLY
THE BASE HERE.
HE'S TAPPED RAND PAUL, MARCO
RUBIO, A NUMBER OF REPUBLICANS
TO CAMPAIGN FOR HIM.
HE SAYS THIS RACE IS A
REFERENDUM ON OBAMA CARE.
BUT DEMOCRATS OUTSIDE GROUPS
HAVE POURED TONS OF MONEY IN
THIS RACE.
McAULIFFE HAS A VERY HIGH LEAD
AMONG WOMEN VOTERS AND THAT'S
CRUCIAL IN THIS SUBURBAN STATE.
FOR MORE ON THE NEW YORK MAYOR'S
RACE, LET'S GO TO DEB FEYERICK.
>> Reporter: THANKS.
UNDERDOG JOE LHOTA BACK NEARLY
40 POINTS FROM FRONT RUNNER BILL
de BLASIO.
NOW de BLASIO IS A FORMER
STAFFER FOR BOTH BILL AND
HILLARY CLINTON.
HE'S PLANNING ON CLOSING THE GAP
BETWEEN THE RICH AND POOR.
POLITICAL INSIDERS SAY THE GAME
CHANGER HAS BEEN HIS BYE RACIAL
FAMILY ACTIVE ON THE CAMPAIGN
TRAIL.
THEY RESONATED WITH VOTERS IN
BOTH THE BLACK AND LATINO
COMMUNITIES.
JOE LHOTA SERVED AS BUDGET
DIRECTOR FOR MAYOR GIULIANI.
de BLASIO BY THE WAY WILL BE THE
FIRST DEMOCRATIC MAYOR IN MORE
THAN TWO DECK AS IF HE WINS IN
WHAT SOME ARE PREDICTING WILL BE
A LANDSLIDE.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
I'M ANA CABRERA.
HERE IN COLORADO WHERE WE'RE
WATCHING A VARIETY OF ISSUES
INCLUDING TAXES ON THE MARIJUANA
SALES AND EDUCATION FUNDING
BILL.
THERE'S ALSO A ISSUE ABOUT STATE
SECESSION.
THAT'S ONE THAT CAPTURED
INTEREST ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY.
11 COUNTIES IN NORTHERN
COLORADO, THE RURAL PART OF OUR
STATE ARE THREATENING TO SECEDE
AND ARE GOING TO VOTE TODAY TO
BREAKAWAY FROM THE STATE OF
COLORADO TO FORM A NEW STATE.
NOW THIS ALL SPURRED AFTER THE
LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION AT THE
STATE CAPITOL.
AND THE SUPPORTERS OF THIS
INITIATIVE TO BREAKAWAY FROM THE
STATE SAY THEY'RE VERY ANGRY
OVER THE NEW GUN CONTROL
LEGISLATION.
ALSO SOME NEW STANDARDS WITH
RENEWABLE ENERGY AND INCREASING
THEIR ELECTRICITY COSTS.
THEY SAY THESE ARE THE ISSUES
NOT ONLY THREATENING THEIR RURAL
LIFESTYLE BUT THEY'RE RURAL
LIVELIHOOD.
AND THEY WANT TO SEND A MESSAGE
TO BOTH THE STATE CONGRESS AS
WELL AS THE FEDERAL CONGRESS
THAT THIS IS NOT OKAY.