welcome back to "the lead." live in asbury park, new jersey, where i have been getting exclusive access to governor chris christie's re-election campaign. there are also mayoral elections happening from miami beach to seattle today. in new york city, he was the man who helped the city weather the aftermath of the attacks after 9/11, the financial collapse, hurricane sandy, and all those sodas that come in cups you could wear as helmets. today voters head to the polls to replace mayor mike bloomberg. according to the latest polls, bill de blasio is set to clobber joe lhota. some of the polls have him up by more than 40 points. the race could decide the future of new york city's controversial stop and frisk policy. its supporters say the policy has driven down crime. its critics, including de blasio, say police are unfairly targeting minorities. there's an old school versus new