here half the time. >> mack has rejected the suggestion that he's not a florida resident and his campaign has tried to put it to bed, insisting the issue is long settled. they called the ad mostly false. for his part, mack has tried to stick to political criticism, putting an ad on youtube slamming george lemieux for working across the aisle. we're seeing this in other states too, like texas whereby partisanship has become a dirty word. >> two republican senators, senators george voinovich and senator george lemieux -- >> george lemieux, once a liberal, always a liberal. >> could it be that last shot that may bow the most damning for lemieux, where he appears to be whispering into charlie crist's ear. that's toxic to a lot of republicans and the situation could be damaging for lemieux. it was then governor charlie