Steve Kornacki

National political correspondent, NBC News and MSNBC

Steve Kornacki, author of "The Red and the Blue: 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism," is the chief data analyst for NBC News.

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Steve Kornacki, author of "The Red and the Blue: 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism," is the chief data analyst for NBC News.

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Latest from Steve Kornacki

Steve Kornacki's guide to the NCAA Tournament: Why Kansas could be in trouble, plus other upset picks

The NCAA Tournament is back, and so is Steve Kornacki's breakdown of the biggest upsets, best teams and game predictions for March Madness.

Steve Kornacki: What Democrats' sky-high turnout in the Texas primary does — and doesn't — mean for November

Democrats in Texas are feeling enthusiastic about their voters’ enthusiasm — and for good reason.

Steve Kornacki: The geographic and demographic dividing lines shaping Texas' combative Senate primaries

A pair of volatile Senate contests in Texas will headline the first primary night of the 2026 midterm season.

The big question looming over Trump's State of the Union: From the Politics Desk

Ahead of the State of the Union address, Peter Nicholas dives into the economic dilemma President Donald Trump is facing, while Steve Kornacki lays out how the midterm environment is shaping up.

John Cornyn fights for political survival as early voting kicks off in Texas: From the Politics Desk

Steve Kornacki takes stock of the Texas GOP Senate primary between John Cornyn, Ken Paxton and Wesley Hunt as early voting gets underway.

Steve Kornacki: Democratic primary season kicks off with an anti-establishment earthquake

There’s no official winner yet, but the Democratic primary for the special election in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District already amounts to a political earthquake in the state
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Steve Kornacki: GOP warning signs and lessons for Democrats in Tennessee's special election results

Republican Matt Van Epps held off a challenge from Democrat Aftyn Behn on Tuesday in the special election in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, with voters delivering both a result and a broader message

Steve Kornacki: Republicans took a political hit in the shutdown. How long will it last?

With the government shutdown now poised to end, it’s clear Trump and the Republicans are in worse shape politically now than when it started.
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Steve Kornacki: Two warnings for Republicans in the New Jersey governor results

Between the two gubernatorial elections on Tuesday, Virginia was supposed to be the lopsided one — and it was, with Democrat Abigail Spanberger crushing Republican Winsome Earle-Sears by 15 points.
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Steve Kornacki: The cities, counties and trends to track on election night

The Donald Trump era has changed American politics for a decade.