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Kornackiexplained that for us.
NFL games?Obviously.
Election-polling results that will be meaningless in mere hours if they arent already?
(JK, we probably wont know that for weeks.)
Look, you might either stare anxiously at news coverage or you might stare anxiously at news coverageandalsothis liveblog.
America, the choice is clear: When we liveblog, we win.
This is a developing story.
Thanks for following along.
for the past five-plus hours.
But in all that data hes been parsing, two sobering threads have emerged.
One is the massive political divide between rural and urban areas in pretty much every state.
There are still more results for Kornacki to share, but this is a low point.
Its super-casual, like watching election night results in a found-footage movie or perhaps through a Ring doorbell.
Sometimes you see only the top of Kornackis head.
Sometimes a lot of the time you only get his back.
Sometimes hes knocking back a beverage from his data pipe-sanctioned mug.
Sometimes hes on his phone and you’re able to see only his elbow.
Sometimes he is missing entirely.
Is the Kornacki Cam really a Kornacki Cam if Kornacki isnt on it?
Is an election really an election if the popular vote doesnt matter?
Its Lock-uh-wanna not Lahk-uh-wanna
Signed, a former Scrantonian.
Steve Kornacki has said the word slippage no less than seven times
He knows what we need.
5 days out and the folders are getting thicker!
Whats in Kornackis Break Glass folder?
Lmao wait what is in Steve Kornackis break glass folder?
What could be in there?
An explanation of what happens if theres an electoral college tie, information transcribed directly from anepisode ofVeep?
Explicit instructions about what to do if the Big Board completely stops functioning?
(The only thing written on that piece of paper is riff.)
Keep calm and Kornacki on?
(Maybe??)
Whats most reassuring about Kornackis presence is his caffeinated sense of calm.
when we see that Trump has just been projected the winner of South Carolina, or Hell, ya!
when noting that Harris has a strong advantage in the Atlanta area.
He is remaining impartial.
So far, theyre making me feel like I need a glass of wine.
PeacockZoned
Im loving Peacocks new multiview stream.
(That was, of course, a spin on the NFLs RedZone channel.)
Our picture of how Americans voted is still partial at best.
What is not too close to call is the state of Kornackis stamina.
He is doing great.
There are zero signs of sweat beading anywhere on his body.
His sleeves are rolled up to the elbows, but his tie is still fully tied and knotted.
A word of clarification on how NBC News projects its winners.
A Decision Desk that is completely isolated from the newsroom determines whether and when to project winners.
Hopefully, no one has gottenwasabi in their eye tonight.
He reached that point at around 6:40 p.m.
ET on Election Night 2024, 20 minutes before the first polls close.
The word Im going to use … is Bow-Wow.
It is not even 6:30 p.m.
ET and Kornacki is already using goofy pneumonic phrases.
Bow-Wow.Say it soft and its almost like praying.
Live (streaming) television, baby!
You just got to be ready for that 1 percent.
Im not sure I ever saw him take a bathroom break.
are currently on sale at the Gap.
If things go well, Im wearing them to the gym.
But we wont be calling him Map Daddy
I rebuke this.
), the economy (31 percent), and abortion (14 percent).
Is this a sign?
As Kornackis pants go, so goes the nation?
No, lets not go there yet.
The night is young, and Steve hasnt even gotten out his calculator.
Boston calling
Steve Kornacki is the icing on my alma maters election cake.
My degree is aging like a fine wine!
MSNBCs coverage of the results begins at 6 p.m.
