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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI don't know why I can't stand Steve Kornacki
But I cant change the channel fast enuf when he comes on my tv.
Hokie
(4,288 posts)Hes so full of himself.
madaboutharry
(40,212 posts)It seems contrived.
I prefer John King reporting election results. Just the facts, no gimmicks.
LisaM
(27,815 posts)He acts as if it's all a raffle at a fair, not life and death for some of the people election outcomes affect. I remember watching Tim Russert on election night 2000 in utter disbelief, thinking how can he revel in this and act as if it's such a game?
I never trusted Tim Russert for a second after that - he afforded the Bush scion who called it for Fox credibility and he seemed gleeful.
Karnacki gives me the same feeling - carney barker.
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)LakeArenal
(28,824 posts)Way too intense.
Funtatlaguy
(10,879 posts)Vinca
(50,279 posts)monmouth4
(9,708 posts)budkin
(6,703 posts)The "horserace" is everything to him.
elleng
(130,980 posts)milestogo
(16,829 posts)He doesn't conceal his bias as well as he should, but - he's good at the nerdy stuff and he's always right on the numbers.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)That he attempts to mask with a smirk and arms akimbo.
Funtatlaguy
(10,879 posts)Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)Olafjoy
(937 posts)He is hyper but he has elections broken down county by county and knows the history of that county and what percentage a candidate needs to win the county by etc. He knows his stuff when it comes to elections.
drray23
(7,634 posts)He is very knowledgeable. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of the political landscape down to the counties. The fact that he gets excited in his delivery does not bother me. I value substance over style.
TomSlick
(11,100 posts)budkin
(6,703 posts)Really?
crimycarny
(1,351 posts)It seems like he wants to build up unnecessary drama and it stresses me out. I need someone calmer, lol. He's got one of those over the top personalities that you either love or hate.
phleshdef
(11,936 posts)BannonsLiver
(16,398 posts)But Im beginning to soften on him a bit. Thatll probably change again once the primaries start and he appears to me to be rooting for Bernie, as was the case in 2016.
Maru Kitteh
(28,341 posts)Every goddamn thing he says is in all-caps.
Can't stand it.
NCLefty
(3,678 posts):p
eppur_se_muova
(36,271 posts)I was following the AL senate elections and he had the outcome ~20 minutes before NBC finally, officially called it. I was looking at a lot of the same data he was (except he was following *all* the races, not just that one) and I was getting pretty impatient -- "Come on, it's a done deal, Doug Jones has got this!" but MSNBC apparently can't call it before the parent network (NBC), so we just had to wait. But he had it right -- it was a big upset when that seat flipped to the Dems.
Kornacki is a quant nerd; that's what he does and he seems to do it pretty reliably. I think some people just want to hear only good news for Dems and don't like it when they hear that the stats aren't looking good for them. That's sort of like expecting your doctor to give you only good news, even when you're actually sick. It might make you feel better for a little while, but it doesn't help in the long run. I'd rather be forewarned even if it involves unpleasant truths. Sweet lies are for suckers.
rzemanfl
(29,565 posts)dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)OneBlueDotBama
(1,384 posts)redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)rsdsharp
(9,186 posts)He's always waving his arms wildly. I half expect to start shouting "Danger Will Robinson, Danger!"
gibraltar72
(7,506 posts)a both sider and seems to delight in being one.
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)gibraltar72
(7,506 posts)However that isn't all he does. He fills in for talent all the time. When he does he always manages to be insipid.
treestar
(82,383 posts)and thought to myself that he makes me nervous. Something about his style makes me on edge.
brooklynite
(94,608 posts)How else will you know how much you hate him?
Funtatlaguy
(10,879 posts)dajoki
(10,678 posts)IcyPeas
(21,893 posts)can't he take a more conversational approach? slow down. I can't keep up with him. and yeah, the shouting. I don't like that from anyone.