Seth Meyers: Guest NBC National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki

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Steve Kornacki Explains How the Midterms May Separate the Republican Party from Trump

Steve Kornacki talks about covering the midterm elections, explains the possible reasoning behind several close races and discusses how the 1994 Republican revolution shaped politics in his podcast The Revolution.

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1. K&R

I have a 50/50 attitude about Steve. He's so much like 80% of the boys I grew up with in New England... but that's not what I find annoying.

It's his Marty McFly movements that seems so awkward and his speaking manner when he's doing the election big board thing that I find annoying.

However, when he's doing a straight hosting gig, he's pretty tame and reasonable especially compared to Chris Hayes. His interviewing style, from what I recall from way back in the Bridgegate days, was a lot more like Rachel Maddow's.

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2. Agreed, I don't mind Steve Kornacki, either.

When acting as a news host, he's as you said, just delivers the facts and definitely not excitable.

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3. He and Chris Hayes...

Showed up around the same time as several other journalists, I wish Kornacki had gone after Chris' spot on the roster but I think there was some back office business that kept him back, apparently he has a temper.

He is great at math and stats and has the election details down so I'm glad he's around for that, maybe he'll come back to hosting someday.

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4. He occasionally steps in as host. Not often, but he subbed for another prime time host recently

I can't remember which one, I've tended to have the news on when I'm home recently. And he did just fine, just the facts with no drama or excitement, as you said.