The Founders surely never imagined that a three-fifths majority would be the standard requirement for passing legislation in the upper chamber, and for most of American history it wasn't. But filibuster use skyrocketed in 1993, when Republicans found themselves locked… — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
Republicans have used the filibuster to turn the Senate into a de facto 60-vote body. — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
They say it doesn't get any more Jersey than 24-hour diners. Of course, they say the same thing about women with big hair, hapless… — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
It's been a very strange thing to see the attention my clothes have gotten, just because it's so inversely related to the amount of… — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
I don't think my political opinions, to the extent I have them, are useful. — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
Prior to civil rights, the Democratic Party had been defined by an increasingly untenable alliance of ideological opposites - integrationist Northern liberals like Hubert… — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
We are waiting for Donald Trump's big immigration speech. There are lots of unanswered questions that remain about where exactly Trump stands on deportation… — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
Generally, the real question in a midterm year is whether the damage for the ruling party will be severe or mild. — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
History will always regard Florida as the state that decided the Bush-Gore contest, but if Gore had carried Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, West Virginia or… — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
Bill Clinton broke what was known as the Republican electoral lock on the presidency, and Bill Clinton won the White House in 1992. That… — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
I don't read a ton of fiction, but Tom Wolfe's death got me to pick up 'The Bonfire of the Vanities.' I'm a slow… — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
There's no evidence that coaches with a conservative bent are better coaches or more likely to get jobs. — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
It's impossible to overstate the degree to which the '94 GOP revolution shook the political class. Bill Clinton was immediately dismissed as a one-term… — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
The Romney who showed up at CPAC in early 2007 vehemently embraced the conservative cause and openly mocked his home state and its liberal reputation. — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
Donald Trump's meeting with the president of Mexico comes after months of bashing that country and its political leadership. Trump has called the Mexican… — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
The Donald Trump who showed up at this press conference, though he did extend his hand to President Pena Nieto, say, I consider you… — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
In 1948, northern liberals inserted a civil rights plank into the national Democratic platform, prompting a walkout of Southern delegations - which then coalesced… — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
