joining me now, senate candidate george lemieux. senator lemieux, good morning. >> good morning.ee you, chuck. >> let me ask you about this -- about the charlie crist connection. how much of a political problem is that for you with base conservatives? >> it's not. and we're seeing as i go to these straw polls. i'll speak, congressman mack will speak, other candidates speak, whether it's statewide tea party leaders or federation of republican women, we're coming in first and mack is coming in last. so when i'm out there and i am almost every day talking to republican groups, tea party groups, business groups, civic groups, it's not an issue. every republican in florida at one time or another supported charlie crist. we're all disappointed in the decisions he made. >> are you still friends with governor crist? >> we have a cord nal relationship. i'm grateful for the opportunities he gave me for public service but we've taken different paths. >> how involved were you initially? >> not very much at all. >> but you did have some involvement? >> the make a phone call kind of thing and