Disappointment and the idea that we could do so much better in this state.

This just echoes what I've heard all over the state. State employees just don't trust the governor. They don't trust him with their pensions, they don't trust him to hire competent managers, they don't trust him with the state budget.

I think there's enough (time). I'm not worried about my campaign plan.

The State of Illinois has the fifth biggest economy in the country, but is 35th in growth. That is why I am running. We can and must do better. I know we don't have to be last!

I don't expect him to want to debate. He has a terrible record and no plan for the future.

Just yesterday he diverted another $1.1 billion from pensions to pay for his election-year budget. He continues to reward contributors and his lobbyist friends in ways that give Illinois a bad reputation and have attracted the investigations of the U.S. attorney. Every where I go, people say it's time for a change.

He can't mention ethics because he has failed to keep his promises.

He's employing the campaign strategy of carefully staged events and big ad buys paid for by special interests and no open debate.