BIG winner tonight? Steve Kornacki

[bearsfootball516]

He’s always great. But tonight, he was on a different level. He’s hands down the best election night analysis.

[hlthe2b]

1. His cortisol levels must be off the chart...

I think he may need an elephant tranquilizer before it is all over.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. I can't stand him. He's so hyper that I can't watch him.

Whenever he comes on I switch to CNN.

[octoberlib]

8. You and me both. I've also had to turn the channel during elections before because he's

spent all night dumping on Democrats.

[Brainstormy]

17. that's what I love!

he's so obviously in his element! So excited about it all. And he really knows his stuff.

[oberliner]

25. I just posted the same thing downthread

Could not agree more.

[NurseJackie]

26. This ... Yes.

So many words from so few breaths.

[hlthe2b]

47. I usually agree... but I can forgive him on election night with these intensely close races

but on a daily basis? I just want to pop him with a tranquilizer.

[FM123]

3. I love his enthusiasm!

[Adrahil]

14. Me too!

I had a really politically active friend in college that was super hyper. We used to call him Doc Gonzo. Dude was smart, and a riot to watch. Kornacki reminds me of him so much.

[octoberlib]

4. John King on CNN was far better.

[Awsi Dooger]

11. Landslide in favor of John King

This thread is like a parody of what actually took place

[Brainstormy]

19. nononono. nope. lol. n/t

[hedda_foil]

31. What's going on here? Has CNN hired a few Russian trolls to talk smack about MSNBC?

[Brainstormy]

48. what smack?

what are you talking about? I was just participating in the King vs Kornacki debate!

[octoberlib]

23. I know , right? King had vote counts before Kornacki.

Who cares if he didn't look like someone who ingested massive amounts of amphetamines?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

33. absolutely

[radius777]

21. John King is the master of the 'magic wall'

style election night results analysis, but Kornacki has improved and has his own frenetic style.

The thing is, while I prefer King, CNN always tends to have these far right clowns on their panel, and MSNBC's overall analysis is usually much better.

[oswaldactedalone]

55. Bingo

which is why I stick to MSNBC.

[Generic Other]

5. I thought he broke his hand tonight

omg. He may single handedly be responsible for a surge in voter enthusiasm.

[Awsi Dooger]

6. Not even close

Kornacki is never a winner with that style.

Besides, I had both networks on side by side and CNN/John King was always ahead, including the live report of the final absentee numbers from Allegheny.

[TeamPooka]

7. Funniest parts of the night are when the numbers change and he's in the little box

in the corner while others are talking and watching his face and actions to get the attention and camera back on him.
Hilarious.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

9. Steve is the man,

I always tune in when he's on!

[PubliusEnigma]

10. He got his numbers wrong when he almost ate that pen a moment ago

Saccone needs nearly 65% of remaining absentees.

[shenmue]

12. HE'S DRUNK AND SO AM I

[TexasTowelie]

32. !

[DURHAM D]

13. Can't stand him. nt

[Funtatlaguy]

29. I cant take him.

Way too frantic.
I normally prefer MSNBC ...but on election night I choose CNN. John King much more of a pro.

[COLGATE4]

35. Makes two of us!

[meadowlander]

46. Me either.

I was trying to watch the Last Word and he kept interrupting all of the other analysts mid sentence every two minutes. And then there was about twenty minutes of him literally reading meaningless numbers off a spreadsheet with no context or analysis. Riveting television to be sure, but I kept hoping they would cut back to the panel having an actual discussion.

[Maven]

15. Im surprised he didnt stop to snort a line. nt

[madaboutharry]

16. This is when I like Kornacki.

[nolabear]

18. I posted the same. I enjoy his delight in all this.

[Brainstormy]

20. me too!

[Hortensis]

54. Mostly yes. A tad frenetic for my taste maybe.

At my age I'm accustomed to a much slower life than I once lived, and I don't always follow that speed well. But it's made up for by, as you say, his sheer delight in fact and numbers analysis, and his impressive competence! I enjoyed watching him in that little box.

[Wounded Bear]

22. He is frenetic...

[oberliner]

24. Absolutely cannot stand him

Have to switch over to CNN when he comes on.

[EffieBlack]

27. What happened to his hand?

[procon]

51. Brian Williams said Kornacki had a bicycle accident and injured in the fall. nt

[EffieBlack]

52. Ah -

I thought maybe he'd injured it on the air. Ha Ha.

[Hoyt]

28. I like enthusiasm, hes pretty good. Christ, he tried hard in November, 2016.

Don’t really flip channels, so can’t compare him to others.

[Sugarcoated]

42. The last thing I remember before turning in that night

was John King frantically working the magic board looking for a way that Clinton could pull it out. I don't usually watch CNN but I was flipping back and forth as I always do election nights. I like Axelrod, Toobin, Begala and Borger on CNN, hate that they give so much voice to RW nut bags. If they continue to give Kelly Conartist an outlet to air her propaganda I won't watch like I once did.

[blogslut]

30. He's been boisterous but informative tonight.

Normally he's a bit extra for me but tonight I'm okay with it.

[Sugarcoated]

34. I like Kornacki

But King is really easy on the eyes. Both are excellent.

[HipChick]

37. King is a smooth operator...but I really want to Steve to press those khaki's

[Sugarcoated]

38. I just noticed he's wearing sneakers

[HipChick]

39. I would too...they haven't even let him sit down for the last few hours...looks like they have been

giving him coffee though...

[renate]

44. I think Steve is a cutie pie

I like his tousled hair and the way he gets so enthusiastic about data. I find nerdiness and excitement about numbers really attractive.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

36. he did the best he could given the bad background info fed to him. cnn far

superior....no one better than John King - nor the cnn election infrastructure

doesn't mean steve's a bad guy

[DesertRat]

40. He had a bike accident today and broke a couple of fingers

Ouch! He's amazing and my favorite part of election night!

[Dem2]

41. I'm enjoying him

Obviously I don't want to watch him when the Democrat isn't going to win, but this was an interesting night and so far a good outcome.

[eppur_se_muova]

43. Yeah, I don't know why some people don't like him --

He's a quant guy, a stats nerd. Just the guy you want to be listening to on an election night, if you really want to know what the outcome is going to be ASAP. He knows what you want to hear but serves up the facts even when the news is bad.

Not so long ago, we had a close election here in AL. I really thought Jones was most likely to win, but it got a little nerve-wracking as all the red counties reported in first. Thanks to the NYT election Web site (which gives vote counts for each county) and some comments from SK I figured it was a Jones win for certain well before the network called it. SK was actually giving all the reasons why that had to be true before NBC called it, but MSNBC wouldn't announce a Jones win until the parent network called it. I think SK was ahead of NBC by about 15 minutes and I could see 15 min before that that it was in the bag, just not an absolute, arithmetical certainty. If Moore had outperformed 45 bigly in the remaining precincts he *might* have pulled it out -- but that clearly was not going to happen, as he had been underperforming bigly relative to 45 in every precinct. Nerds like SK are all over that stuff. We need them.

[lamp_shade]

45. Agreed. His enthusiasm is contagious. He has my vote.

[boston bean]

49. I cannot stand him.

[kentuck]

50. He has created a niche in analyzing at the precinct level.

Nobody is better on TV.

[Gothmog]

53. Kornacki did a great job last night