there s many of them, and dogs can t speak to the mayor in terms of what the critical issues are, but i think it s really important that we open up lines of communication between dog owners and city hall. and a lot of this centers around, is it golden gate park, and that s an area where dogs are able to run and that may be shut down for environmental reasons. actually, it s the golden gate national recreation area. they cover 85,000 acres of property shoreline property from marin county to san mateo county, of which 1% is open for dog play areas. the ggra wants to now reduce or close completely 90% of that 1% to dogs and their companions. all access. so is this the would you be casting your vote for janet rees?
herman cain and eight points ahead of texas governor, rick perry. another poll shows romney and cain neck and neck at 17%. but analysts say don t count perry out yet. his campaign raised just over $17 million in the third quarter, which is expected to be more than romney, who hasn t officially released his numbers. and romney still hasn t faced the same scrutiny perry has. what does mitt romney look like as a republican candidate after millions of dollars are spent attacking him, saying he s not a conservative? this year you ve got the tea party. they are not playing with a full deck. i mean, they could go off the rails here. well, msnbc analyst david corn is washington bureau chief for mother jones and matt lewis is senior contributor for the daily collar. hello to both of you. thanks for joining me. sure thing, alex. so, guys, we have christie out, romney on top at the moment, but is there anyone else waiting in the wings, david? oh, i guess there s sarah palin,
like as a republican candidate after millions of dollars are spent attacking him, saying he s not a conservative? this year you ve got the tea party. they are not playing with a full deck. i mean, they could go off the rails here. well, msnbc analyst david corn is washington bureau chief for mother jones and matt lewis is senior contributor for the daily collar. hello to both of you. thanks for joining me. sure thing, alex. so, guys, we have christie out, romney on top at the moment, but is there anyone else waiting in the wings, david? oh, i guess there s sarah palin, if you want to really, you know, create another prairie fire. i mean, we re getting very close. as you know, a lot of states are trying to move up their primaries earlier, which is cutting down on the time that candidates need to prepare, and is actually presenting some real deadlines. if you want to run in these prima primaries, you have to file mooa month or two or three ahead of time. so pretty soo