The 1994 midterms had been a shocking rout for the GOP, which picked up 54 seats in the House and eight in the Senate. No one had seen it coming. The Democratic Congress was supposed to be a permanent fact… — 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
