The governor refused to say whether he's going to buy T.V. time to promote his agenda as he battles with the legislature's Democratic leaders.
Rauner is allegedly planning to win over the public using commercials.
Senate President John Cullerton says the governor told him so last week.
"He made it clear that, in the next few weeks, he's going to launch a multi-million dollar negative ad campaign designed to demonize those who are standing up for the middle class," Cullerton said.
Rauner won't confirm that.
"We're not gonna talk and speculate about messaging going forward," Rauner said.
So maybe he will, just not yet. Maybe he's holding off as an olive branch to Democrats. Or maybe it was a bluff in the first place; a negotiation ploy.
Whatever the case, he has the money to do it.
For now, Rauner is relying on a cheaper method; he is giving interviews to certain media outlets.
