We're really not going to get into a back and forth about it. The governor respects him, likes him and likes working with him and will continue to do so.

The governor doesn't look at me and see a lobbyist coming through the door.

Silly, negative distortions from a desperate campaign are sad and irrelevant.

Even small pieces of campaign finance reform are difficult. There's a lot of different interests in Springfield, and there's not a huge appetite from any corner for real campaign finance reform. We certainly saw that when the bill was introduced last session.

It's meant to be sincere. It's meant to speak to real people in real language and talk about things that matter.

The governor is eager for the real debate in this campaign to begin.