Doug Scofield
Doug Scofield
aware committee considers everybody families governor help hope hostile national opposed party programs promoted republican
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.
appetite bill campaign certainly corner finance huge interests introduced last pieces reform saw small
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.
along governor kept race
We've kept it low-key. The governor said all along the real race is in the fall.
beyond details
We haven't been able to get details beyond that.
continue forth governor likes respects
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.
campaign desperate negative sad
Silly, negative distortions from a desperate campaign are sad and irrelevant.
ambitious early plenty time
No, not really. Even with this ambitious schedule, there is plenty of time to do other things. We just want to do it early and often and around the state.
active affairs business handful majority public spend time vast
I have a handful of active lobbying clients, but my business is not lobbying. My business is public affairs and public relations. That's the vast majority of what I spend my time on.
campaign debate eager governor
The governor is eager for the real debate in this campaign to begin.
coming governor lobbyist
The governor doesn't look at me and see a lobbyist coming through the door.
language meant people speak talk
It's meant to be sincere. It's meant to speak to real people in real language and talk about things that matter.
event knew
It was a very real event in which he had something he knew he wanted to say.
governor key throughout victories won
Throughout his first term, the governor has won key victories for working people.
book campaign followed funds letter raised
This campaign has always raised funds appropriately, done everything by the book and followed the letter of the law.