supporters like paul casper told us they're sticking by him, for now. >> it looks kind of bad for him, but i'm still a supporter. >> reporter: you're going to stick with him and vote for him again in november? >> yeah. >> reporter: no question? >> no question. >> reporter: casper wants a court to issue its verdict before the court of public opinion issues there. as does vietnam vet, roy stringham. >> i think he's lost a little support in new york, but these people have been voting for him for, what, seven or eight years now, nine years. >> reporter: you think most will stick by him? >> i think so. >> reporter: as the republican support waivers for collins, democrats are seizing on the chance, however slim, to actually compete in a district they'd otherwise have no chance in. the democratic campaign arm saying, with collins' arrest for corruption, this seat is firmly in play for democrats. and it's nate mcmurray leading the democratic charge. a local town supervisor challenging collins for the seat, now seeing an opening. >> well, it's a shot in the arm for us, that's for sure.