Monday Breakfast Menu

Here’s your Monday morning roundup of breakfast links.

Obama's Endgame - Jason Horowitz, Washington Post
Advantages in the Heartland - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
Akin Learns to Watch His Words - John Eligon, New York Times
It's all About Turnout - Ed Kilgore, Washington Monthly
Sandy Threatens East Coast - Jennifer Peltz and Allen Breed, AP
Tea Partiers Now Define the GOP - Sean Wilentz, NY Daily News
How Romney got Back in the Game - Anna Palmer and John Bresnahan, Politico
Strange Scenarios - Alexander Burns and Emily Schultheis, Politico

New swing state polls with just 8 days until Election Day:
Florida: PPP has Obama leading Romney 49%-48% (+1)
Virginia: The Washington Post has Obama up 51%-47% (+4)
Ohio: Gravis A dead heat in the Buckeye State