ON Monday afternoon, Frank R. Lautenberg paused to greet voters outside the open door of a gift shop along Broad Street here.

As the Mayor greeted voters, it did not take long for him to learn that his actions in Crown Heights remained high on voters' minds.

As he stood at the Princeton Junction train station to greet voters, most commuters strode past him, not even looking up, as they hurried for their trains.

The two women did their best to ignore the situation, trying to greet voters at the polling station here with dignity.

Mr. Ferris, 50, soft-spoken and smiling, his white beard neatly trimmed, dons a pinstriped suit to greet voters.

Mr. Lautenberg, meanwhile, greeted voters near the ferry terminal in Hoboken, then traveled to Washington to meet with Democratic leaders.

Like President Clinton, Stanton is a natural politician: at his best on the campaign trail, meeting and greeting potential voters, listening to their problems and feeling their pain.

Mr. Sharpton visited Jamaica, Queens, yesterday afternoon, where he walked along a commercial promenade, greeting potential voters, shaking hands and posing for pictures.

Walking the grounds of the Stanislaus County Fair in Turlock recently he seldom stopped to greet voters or engage them in conversation.

Today, Mr. Corzine hit the trail at 6:30 a.m., to greet voters in Jersey City.