Former Gov. Linda Lingle's campaign for U.S. Senate released a video advertisement Friday that claims Lingle would partner with U.S. Sen. Daniel Ino­uye and that Ino­uye would retain his influence regardless of which political party controls the Senate — an ad the Hawaii Demo­crat called "grossly misleading."

In the video, retired Maj. Gen. Robert G.F. Lee, Lingle's campaign manager, thanks Ino­uye for supporting the military and praises Inouye and the late U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, for delivering for Hawaii no matter which party held the majority.