Ah, snap polls. Here is how they work: A news-gathering organization rounds up a bunch of plumbers, all named Joe, and puts them in a lockbox where they are forced to look at two people arguing for 90 minutes. At the end of this torture session, people ask themselves, “Who blinked less? I’ll go with that guy,” and voila, you have your snap poll telling you Barack Obama won again. MORE »

* “Hungry” and “angry” Dems star in Steve Benen’s so far unscripted and plot-less Democratic presidential campaign. [The Carpetbagger Report]
* DarkSyde likes his Dems — and unregistered’s — even angrier. Vote for us, Joe Undecided, because Karl Rove hates you. Um, plot development? [DailyKos]
* Tony Blankley drank his latte, watched an MLK Jr. clip, tore Tuesday off his Norman Vincent Peale calendar, and smugly blogged for despondent congressmen types. [Real Clear Politics]
* Port controversy, violent hurricane, bloody civil war with no foreseeable end: we got that goin’ for us, which is nice. [The Jawa Report]
* If you’re not angry enough to vote, maybe it’s because April 15th isn’t here yet. John Irons’ take on tax reform (alternatively: “tax reform”) — unlike the empty promises of rap mogul PSA’s — will actually make you die. [Think Progress]