Steve Kornacki appreciation thread.

[Eko]

Watching him has helped me to gain a greater understanding into our electoral system. I can use tools publicly available to all of us on the net to come up with my own ideas and numbers just like he does and sometimes I come up with the same things he does shortly beforehand. He also gives a greater understanding of all the nuances in each election such as the mail in vote. This is the appreciation thread, go to the numerous other threads that dont like him to voice that if you can.
Thanks,
Eko.

[USALiberal]

1. Love him!

[Eko]

3. Same.

[renate]

2. I love him!

[flying rabbit]

4. #TeamKornacki !

[Bayard]

5. He might be frenetic,

But he knows his stuff.

[coti]

6. Absolutely love the guy. He does a fantastic job. Nt

[msongs]

7. approved. a bit wonky at times but clearly loves his job nt

[BusyBeingBest]

8. I hope he's able to lie down for a while for naps--I'm sure he

doesn't want to sleep through and miss the historic moment(s) that's coming after working so hard the last three days.

[TwilightZone]

9. He used to drive me crazy, but...

for some reason, I can't get enough of him this cycle. I'm sure the circumstances help, but he really is a storehouse of knowledge.

People criticize his repetitive nature, but also forget that not everyone is tuned in every minute. He's often catching new viewers up to date, especially at the top and bottom of the hour.

[nolabear]

10. The Energizer Bunny of elections. 💙

I think he’s great.

[madaboutharry]

11. For the longest time I didn't like watching him, but

he has been A+ this week.

[JCMach1]

12. My 10yo. and I were laughing about them putting Kornacki back in his kennel for food and water

...but he wouldn't stay!


No hate, we like the guy!

[Green Line]

13. Love and appreciate his hard work

[stevil]

14. Honestly

I stay up past my normal bedtime if he's on just to watch his breakdowns. He's doing a great job.

[wendyb-NC]

15. Thank you, Steve Kornacki

You always make watching elections informative, and entertaining. I am amazed at your energy, enthusiasm and knowledge of the factors at play, for each of the many demographic areas in play. Thank you for the great work you do.

[Talitha]

16. Thanks for starting this thread, I've ALWAYS liked Steve!

My learning disability makes it very difficult for me to understand a lot of things that involve numbers. But Steve makes sense to me - I understand what he's explaining. Granted, I cannot remember the numbers he rattles off, but he helps me understand the intricasies of our elections and for that, I'm eternally grateful.

TBH it pains me when DU members bad-mouth him. Walk a mile in my shoes and you'd appreciate just how precious that man is. He obviously loves his job, he's damned good at it, and I hope to see him for many years to come.

Love ya, Steve!!

[skylucy]

17. I like Kornacki.

[Celerity]

18. Go go Kornacki!

[Sogo]

19. IMHO, he's the best in the business.

Thanks for this thread....

[Hamlette]

20. agree, when they let Ari V sub for him (while he sleeps?) you can really see how much better Kor is.

And I love Velshi. Just not when he's at the election board.

I have always like Steve Kornaki (sp?) and never understood those on this board who dis him.

[Rice4VP]

21. I will miss him after all of the votes are counted

Seeing him talk about the (crappy) polls was one of the highlights of this election

[Try Harder]

22. Supernacki

Nicole Wallace's nickname for him. Love him and great job, Steve. Now go have a nap!

[winstars]

24. LOL Great one Nicole!!!!!!!

[Karma13612]

40. That is a great nickname!

[srose58089]

23. He is the crown jewel of election coverage

Having the same first name as Steve Kornacki I am biased toward liking him. He used to bug me but this election cycle has changed me into full appreciation mode. For Christmas I should buy him a new tie as it appears he has been wearing the same one all week.

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[Hekate]

25. A toast!

[StaunchDemocrat1957]

26. No question about it Steve has done an impeccabile Job!

Kudos to Him and the entire MSNBC team!

[tenisfin]

27. Sorry, but for me

Kornacki is unwatchable. He represents all that is wrong with the media's obsession with "horse race" political coverage and his
frantic style gets on the last nerve that I have.

[NurseJackie]

45. He'll use 500 words to say: "Biden takes the lead in Georgia".

[Rhiannon12866]

28. I am amazed and impressed that he can keep up with all these counties in numerous states

And on little sleep! I'm pretty sure that even after I'd been to sleep and gotten up he was still there!

[reggaehead]

29. Not

He says the same thing 4 times. And bends over backwards to play Devil's advocate. To counter my own argument. I am sure this is Network direction. But repeating himself 3 or 4 times is unnecessary.

[Karma13612]

39. He isn't scripted

So I imagine with things moving fast he might repeat himself a bit.
He’s also probably a bit tired.

I love the guy and find him enlightening and entertaining about a subject that could easily be boring as watching paint dry.

This is who he is and I think he makes a wonderful addition to the MSNBC election team lineup.

[flibbitygiblets]

30. Let's start a gofundme to buy him some new pants

Worst dressed gay man, is all I’m saying

[Raine]

31. ❤ I LOVE him! 💐❤ nt

[patricia92243]

32. A true patriot.

[lunatica]

33. I thought he was very good today

And I think the questions Rachel, Joy and Nicolle asked him made him even better because he had to slow down and explain things to them, which made me understand what he was saying and doing. Like you I understand much more, especially about the dynamics of what the tallying is all about. He did a great job explaining how it all works.

I’m not usually a fan of his, but he blew me away today.

[CreekDog]

34. love him too, he's processing a lot of info in his head as he's explaining everything

pretty sure not many people could do that as well as he.

and the Kornacki hate yesterday was a pathetic and low moment for DU.

[wackadoo wabbit]

35. He's just great!

I love his energy and his comprehensive knowledge. Plus, he's got a great on-screen presence.

[lamp_shade]

36. Steve is a rock star.

[Karma13612]

37. Absolutely love Steve

He makes Math and statistics fun!

You can see he enjoys what he is doing and it shows in his professionalism and personality.

[StevieM]

38. He is really good at doing math in his head on the spot.

I think that is kind of cool.

[AwakeAtLast]

42. I noticed that, too!

[cwydro]

41. Rec.

[honest.abe]

43. That dude is amazing!

[treestar]

44. He actually sounded a bit less frenetic last night

Like almost a normal voice.

[PatSeg]

49. I think he's dial it back

quite a bit in recent months. He has become much more watchable.

[AngryOldDem]

46. Okay.

I just wish he wouldn’t go into such detail over the “what-ifs.” That’s fine in the weeks before the election, but I don’t find it as helpful now.

YMMV, obviously.

[shrike3]

47. I know a lot of people don't like him, but I think he did a great job.

[PatSeg]

48. We've been pretty hard on Kornacki

but yes, he has been incredible. I especially appreciate his love of statistics.

[BusyBeingBest]

50. Twitter (David Litt) sez the only reason MSNBC won't call it

is to see how long Kornacki can stay awake