memeorandum: Ex-FEC chief: Lift money limits (Dave Levinthal/The Politico)

12:30 AM ET, October 27, 2011

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Susan Saulny / New York Times:

As Cain Promotes His Management Skills, Ex-Aides Tell of Campaign in Chaos — If Herman Cain feels his management skills are up to any challenge, some of his former staff members think he should have started with the disorder in his own campaign. — Mr. Cain has hardly shown up in New Hampshire …

Discussion: Campaign 2012, The Page and The Caucus

David Weigel / Slate:

Newt's Not Here, Man — Cain and Gingrich are making the wrong campaign moves, and winning. Why? — Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich at the CNN Republican presidential debate — Photographs by Ethan Miller/Getty Images. — On Nov. 5, with just five non-holiday Saturdays left till the Iowa caucuses …

Discussion: Public Policy Polling and Taegan Goddard's …

Dana Blanton / Fox News:

Fox News Poll: GOP Primary Voters Get on the Cain Train — Herman Cain takes the lead in the Republican presidential nomination contest as GOP voters continue to deny Mitt Romney clear front-runner status. — A Fox News poll released Wednesday shows support for Cain has quadrupled among GOP primary voters since late August.

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …, The Page and Hot Air

Gschwarzcnn / CNN:

Poll: Romney at or tied for top spot in first 4 states to vote — (CNN) - Mitt Romney is on the top or tied for the lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination in new surveys in the first four states to vote in next year's primary and caucus calendar.

Discussion: Hot Air, Outside the Beltway, The Hill, Addicting Info, Business Insider and Trail Blazers Blog

A.Killough / CNN:
Poll: Romney & Cain on top in Arizona

Discussion: Daily Kos

Herman Cain / The Daily Beast:
Cain's Tax Delinquency

Discussion: Salon, The Raw Story, The Daily Dish and ABCNEWS

Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Carville: 'I'm worried' for the general election

Discussion: The PJ Tatler and The Daily Caller

Quinnipiac University:
Pizza Magnate Leads GOP Presidential Pack In Ohio, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Romney Stalled As Perry Vanishes

Discussion: CNN, Washington Wire, Fox News, ABCNEWS, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, The Atlantic Online, msnbc.com, Indecision Forever, GOP 12, Politics Extra, The Other McCain, The Politico, Hotline On Call and Daily Kos

Kerry Wills / NY Daily News:

Occupy Wall Street protester who was pepper-sprayed finds romance with fellow demonstrator — Occupy Wall Street protester Kaylee Dedrick is still furious over getting pepper-sprayed by a cop - but the blinding sting wasn't all bad. — It sparked a romance with a fellow protester who came to her aid.

Discussion: Nation Now, Gothamist and JammieWearingFool

Jana Winter / Fox News:

EXCLUSIVE: ACORN Playing Behind Scenes Role in ‘Occupy’ Movement — The former New York office for ACORN, the disbanded community activist group, is playing a key role in the self-proclaimed “leaderless” Occupy Wall Street movement, organizing “guerrilla” protest events and hiring door …

Discussion: Guardian, Don Surber, Big Government, JammieWearingFool, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, Weasel Zippers, The PJ Tatler, Hot Air, Gothamist, The Politico and No More Mister Nice Blog

New York Post:

Rikers cons flood Zuccotti for free eats — Newly sprung ex-cons and vagrants rousted from other parks are crashing the Occupy Wall Street protest, where gourmet meals are free and boozy, drugfueled parties are on tap, the movement's leaders griped yesterday.

Discussion: CBS News, Runnin' Scared, City Room, Weasel Zippers, Right Wing News, Say Anything, Mediaite and Washington Post

Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
When in doubt, blame ACORN

Discussion: Balloon Juice

Drew Grant / The New York Observer:
Zuccotti Park to Lose All-Night Drum Circle, Gain Portable Toilets

Discussion: CBS New York, Weasel Zippers and JammieWearingFool

CBS News:
“Occupy” waste, noise test neighbors' patience

Discussion: CBS New York and American Spectator

Erik Wasson / The Hill:

Supercommittee Dems push for stimulus to be part of deficit deal — Democrats on the congressional supercommittee this week presented Republicans with a plan to cut the deficit that included billions of dollars in stimulus spending, aides told The Hill. — In a private meeting …

Discussion: The Politico, Weasel Zippers and National Review

Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Congressional Democrats offer $3 trillion debt deal

Discussion: Hullabaloo, Say Anything and Shakesville

Reuters:
Exclusive: Democrats seek up to $3 trillion savings

Discussion: PJ Media and Campaign 2012

A.Killough / CNN:
GOP rejects Dems offer in ‘super committee,’ negotiations ‘deadlocked’ over taxes

Discussion: Business Insider and Daily Kos

The Huffington Post:
Medicare Eligibility Age Increase Not Part Of Dems' Super Committee Presentation

Discussion: Guardian and Daily Kos

Blogger Bob / The TSA Blog:

Inappropriate Note Author Identified and Removed From Screening — Earlier this week, a passenger found a highly inappropriate note scrawled on a “Notice of Inspection” that TSA places in checked bags if they are required to be searched. She tweeted a photo of what she found and we soon learned of the incident.

Discussion: Hit & Run, Feministe, nation.foxnews.com, Betabeat, Washington Post, Gawker, CBS New York, The Raw Story, The Daily Caller and New York Magazine

Adam Gabbatt / Guardian:

Occupy Oakland: Iraq war veteran in critical condition after police clashes — Scott Olsen, 24, in hospital with fractured skull and brain swelling after allegedly being hit by a police projectile in Oakland — An Iraq war veteran has a fractured skull and brain swelling after allegedly being hit by a police projectile.

Discussion: Hit & Run, Political Mojo, The Raw Story, Business Insider, US Politics, Threat Level, Occupy Together, The Lede, New York Magazine, Gothamist, American Power, Balloon Juice and Oakland North

Jay Finneburgh / Indybay newswire:
Protester injured by Police projectile at Occupy Oakland march at city hall 10.25.11

Discussion: Guardian, Minnesota Independent, Wonkette, Booman Tribune and Telegraph

Robert Cox / Talk of the Sound:

Chelsea Clinton Mulls Congressional Run from New York State; 18th District in Westchester County Considered Likely Choice — Talk of the Sound has learned that Chelsea Clinton may run for Congress next year. — Clinton has been approached by “the right people” in the New York Democratic Party, according to one source in Albany.

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Crooks and Liars and Towleroad News #gay

Celeste Katz / NY Daily News:
Team Lowey Squashes Chelsea Clinton Story (Updated x 4: Now With More Squashing)

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …

Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:

Paul Ryan Is Living in a Fantasy Land Older Than Ayn Rand — Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you today's worst paragraph in political rhetoric, courtesy of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Dickens), in an appearance at the Heritage Foundation, which must be like seeing The Beatles at The Cavern in Liverpool, back in the day.

Discussion: Grasping Reality … and TBogg

Daily Mail:

The thermal images that prove 90% of tents in the Occupy camp in London are left EMPTY overnight — These are the damning images that prove the anti-capitalist protest that has closed St Paul's Cathedral is all but deserted at night. — Footage from a thermal imaging camera taken late …

Discussion: Verum Serum, americanthinker.com and Say Anything

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:

Rubin dismisses Erickson's ‘anti-Semitic screed’ — RedState's and CNN's Erick Erickson wrote today, in response to my profile today of the Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin, that her politics might be better described as “Likud” than conservative, drawing a sharp response from Rubin to me this evening.

Discussion: Weekly Standard, RedState, American Spectator and American Power

Alicia M. Cohn / Ballot Box:

Romney rushes to clarify to comments on union bargaining bill — FAIRFAX, Va. — Mitt Romney sought to overturn his controversial comment on unions Wednesday, saying he supports Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) “110 percent” in limiting collective bargaining power.

Discussion: The Politico, Firedoglake, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The New Republic, Weasel Zippers, Washington Monthly, No More Mister Nice Blog, The PJ Tatler, The Reaction, National Review, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Althouse

Michael Brendan Dougherty / Business Insider:
Mitt Romney Got Used As A Pawn In An Ohio State GOP Civil War Yesterday

Discussion: Big Government, The Politico, Third Base Politics, The New Republic, Washington Post, The PJ Tatler, Hot Air, ThinkProgress, Washington Wire, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS and National Review

Adam C. Smith / St. Petersburg Times:

Rick Perry: Obama is an American citizen — ST PETE BEACH - Texas governor Rick Perry clarified Wednesday that he has no doubt that Barack Obama was born in the U.S., saying that he was only kidding around when he voiced doubts in a TV interview earlier this week.

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Bay News 9, Washington Wire, The PJ Tatler, Political Mojo, Nation Now, The Caucus, No More Mister Nice Blog, Gawker, Mediaite, New York Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, msnbc.com, Rick Perry 2012 Campaign …, Trail Blazers Blog, Business Insider and National Review

Frank J. Fleming / New York Post:

Why we must lose the darn 1 percent — The Occupy Wall Street crowd has correctly identified two distinct groups in this country: the wealthiest 1 percent and the other 99 percent, who suffer from the 1 percent's vast wealth: The wealthiest 1 percent not only have more money than us, they have much, much more money.

Swampland:

Topline Results of Oct. 20-25, 2011, CNN/TIME/ORC Poll — FLORIDA — BASED ON INTERVIEWS WITH 401 REGISTERED REPUBLICANS — SAMPLING ERROR: +/- 5 PERCENTAGE PTS. — If the Republican presidential primary were held today, please tell me which of the following people you would be most likely to support.

Discussion: Hotline On Call, The Atlantic Online, Politics Blog, Campaign 2012 and Iowa Caucuses

Maggie Haberman / The Politico:

Rick Perry aide says yes to Michigan debate, but maybe not beyond — Rick Perry, who made clear during his Bill O'Reilly interview last night that he finds the debate formats geared toward promoting a fight, is going to the No. 9 one after that - but is a question mark for some of the glut of face-offs after that.

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Washington Wire, The Moderate Voice, Hot Air, Rick Perry 2012 Campaign …, Say Anything, Ben Smith's Blog, GOP 12, The Caucus, Burkablog and CBS Dallas

Patrick Poole / PJ Media:

BREAKING: Homeland Security Adviser Allegedly Leaked Intel to Attack Rick Perry — PLAYING POLITICS WITH NATIONAL SECURITY? BREAKING: Homeland Security Adviser Allegedly Leaked Intel to Attack Rick Perry. — HOW'S THAT HOPEY-CHANGEY STUFF WORKIN' OUT FOR YA? (CONT'D): New Poll Finds a Deep Distrust of Government.

Discussion: The Caucus, Atlas Shrugs, The Jawa Report and ABCNEWS

Dave Levinthal / The Politico:

Ex-FEC chief: Lift money limits — The United States should take a cue from the Commonwealth of Virginia — or the Cayman Islands, for that matter — and simply do away with limits on campaign contributions, former Federal Election Commission Chairman Michael Toner says.

Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:

Wisconsin Recall Prospects Dimming — Scott Walker's approval numbers are continuing to improve, making the prospect of recalling him look much tougher for Democrats than it did during the spring. — Walker's still not popular- 47% of voters approve of him, compared to 51% who disapprove.

Discussion: The Greenroom, Hot Air, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Political Mojo