FLORIDA - Just a few months ago Governor Charlie Crist was flying across the country to campaign for presidential hopeful John Mccain. But, crist's time in the national campaign spotlight has dimmed since then.

National pundits say the governor's pull back from campaigning for mccain is a sign the republican nominee is losing.

Crist says he is still working for Mccain, but his first obligation is Florida.

Despite the recent scale down Crist offered his two cents on what Mccain needs to do to win the debate, tomorrow.

"He needs to connect with the American people and speak from his heart and reassure people about the great strength of his leadership. He is certainly a guy who is a fighter and can come back strong. He certainly did it in Florida."

Crist says he'll be along side Mccain on Friday when the presidential hopeful visits Melbourne.Crist On McCain