If you’re going to meet the President, always break out the 3D glasses.

How much of downballot boost will Obama be — and for which party? Kyle Leighton looks into it in the latest Polltracker Crosstabs:

The most telling thing about Jamie Dimon’s appearance before the Senate Banking Committee today was the deference most senators showed him. If you were hoping that the JPMorgan high-risk gamble that went bust would sharpen the teeth of politicians and regulators, today’s mostly clubby treatment of Dimon will be a letdown.

Taking Bieber to task:

Activists try to make end run around Citizens United by upping the pressure on companies that spend corporate funds on partisan politics.

Jon Stewart lets loose on Rick Scott’s Florida voter purge. Watch.

The air kisses from Banking Committee senators to Jamie Dimon sort of gave away the game at today’s hearing: as big and embarrassing as JPMorgan’s losses were, they haven’t changed the underlying political dynamic enough to threaten banks with tough new regulations. But a couple of (Democratic) senators did take their shots at Dimon, including Jeff Merkley of Oregon. Watch.

Democrats sound the alarm to donors that their SuperPACs are getting trounced by their GOP counterparts.

What do Jeffrey Katzenberg, Amy Goldman, Kareem Ahmed, Bill Maher, Leo Linbeck III, Fred Eychaner, and James H. Simons all have in common?

Spokesperson tells TPM: “John is an exceptional reporter and we want him to be available to report for more shows and to be out in the field, as he did in the last election.”