Typically, the view of party leaders is that primaries are best avoided. Better to coalesce around a consensus candidate early, help that candidate amass a mighty bankroll, and focus the attention of volunteers, activists and other stakeholders on the general… — 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
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
I don't think my political opinions, to the extent I have them, are useful. — Steve Kornacki Copy Share
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
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
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
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
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
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
There's no evidence that coaches with a conservative bent are better coaches or more likely to get jobs. — Steve Kornacki Copy Share
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
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
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
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
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
