sure you guys are secure, so he didn't confirm or dispute what nelson said. again leading to a lot of questions about what exactly he was talking. >> nelson is up for re-election in november. running against, you know, republican governor rick scott. that the florida secretary, you know, of state is noncooperative in terms of not wanting to, you know, support nelson's claims. you know, rick scott certainly is not, you know, backing these same claims. is this all part of a campaign strategy on either side or both? >> undoubtedly, the republicans have used this controversy to try to paint bill nelson as someone who is not in the loop, who's saying things that are not backed by fact, and this has become a huge issue in this campaign. rick scott has demanded nelson provide evidence to back up his claim, but nelson has tried to take the high ground of sorts.