Patti has a business and two small children, and he's the governor of the state. And like millions of other people, they are busy.
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.
We hope everybody is aware that the Republican National Committee considers the governor a target. This is a party that is opposed to programs that help working families and has been hostile to programs the governor has promoted to help working families in Illinois.
We've kept it low-key. The governor said all along the real race is in the fall.
Throughout his first term, the governor has won key victories for working people.
The governor is eager for the real debate in this campaign to begin.
The governor doesn't look at me and see a lobbyist coming through the door.