choice. >> reporter: but back in lansing, their former colleagues aren't exactly eager to welcome them back. >> it's a continuation of the bizarre behavior. i think it showed contempt for the system. it showed their contempt for the voters. >> it's not about me, it's about the people. >> reporter: courser and gamrat say they are still the most conservative candidates running. to make their own decision.

vindicated? >> reporter: you felt like, see, i told you so, i wasn't the texter. >> right, yeah, obviously. i was telling the truth. show that gamrat exchanged dozens of texts and calls with graham and allard. the aides say that was nothing joe gamrat would call at all times inquiring about cindy's whereabouts. what was unusual was what gamrat did with that information. for instance, last february, joe gamrat followed his wife to the now infamous radisson hotel in downtown lansing and called allard to tell him what he