you're going to see the ken cuccineli model versus the chris christie model. it is largely true that chris christie has essentially done a politics of attempting to pick the fight where things are most popular and ken cuccineli has not done that. >> just moments ago, you said to mark warner, his record on sodomy. which is crazy, we are talking about someone who has litigated the issue of sodimy and divorce. then you have chris christie who obviously has taken pages from a wider, a better playbook. but let's not forget, chris christie would freak out enough about cory booker that he spent millions of dollars to hold a separate election. so he would not have to be on the same ballot as him. that is insight. this thing has gotten completely bust up. >> the one thing i would say about christie, is that it's interesting what christie represents in the -- a generation ago, the play book that republicans were spoedsed to follow, christie todd whitman in new jersey, rudy giuliani in new york, to be socially liberal and economically conservative. christie thought he co

different story in virginia why terry mcauliffe faced off against a conservative opponentopponent ken cuccine ll. mmcmcauliffe leads with a very small lead. let's go to new jersey and john terrett is there with the latest news. >> reporter: as you cross over to us, the polls are closing not only here but right around the state, and the associated press has called the election by a wide margin. how could this be after the four years that the governor has lived through. the unemployment rate is one percent above the rest of the country. many of his constituents disagree with him on his tax policies, gay marriage and minimum wage. questioning his strategies. >> first on the economy it's moving in the right direction. it's getting better. is it where we want it to be can you "r" wilto be?not yet but per christie as anson who is authentiauthentic. they're looking for someone they trust, who is a leader, and they found someone that they like in him and they trust in him. >> reporter: what chances would he hav have had if hurricane say had not happened? >> he was a formidable candidate before the hu