While most enjoyed Labor Day with a day off work, the Florida Governor's race was just heating up.

Governor Rick Scott launched a bus tour with a campaign stop in Bradenton, while democratic hopeful Charlie Crist spent his time at union events in eastern Hillsborough County.

"You're supposed to have a Governor who looks out for you, who is supposed to be a people's Governor," said Crist to a group of local pipefitters at an event in Dover. "What we've got now is a corporate Governor."

Governor Scott fired back at an event in Bradenton.

"His four years here he was a big talker," Scott told his supporters. "Lost 800,000 jobs, 8 billion more dollars in debt, cut education funding, didn't focus on the environment, he was no action, but he's a good talker."

Nationwide polling suggests Governor Scott and Charlie Crist are the least liked candidates in any Governor's race in the country. That isn't stopping the negative campaigning or war of words on the campaign trail.

Governor Crist is also battling his party affiliation change, from Republican to Democrat after his failed attempt to win a Florida Senate Seat against Marco Rubio.

"I'm the same guy I have always been," said Crist. "You know I've always cared about small business, I've always cared about the economy. I've always cared about consumers and making sure they get a fair shake."

But Governor Scott says that fair shake led to a loss of jobs, and could lead to more taxes if Crist wins.

"He promises a whole bunch of things and actually nothing happens, he had this job and ran away from it because he did such a bad job," Scott said.

In the next 64 days, Governor Scott and Crist are expected to cut across Florida several times for campaign and fundraising events.

An exclusive poll on how close the governors race is will be available Wednesday on Bay News 9 and baynews9.com.