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Steve Kornacki

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Steve Kornacki writes Here's the Scoop , writes The Kornacki Wolverine Report , writes The Beat with Ari Melber and writes Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast . They have also been a guest on Ohio Politics Explained , The Commentary Magazine Podcast and Texas Tribune TribCast .

Recently: “What to watch on Election Day with Steve Kornacki” on Ohio Politics Explained (October 2026); “Candy Kornacki” on The Commentary Magazine Podcast (October 2026); “Steve Kornacki on Texas' midterm outlook” on Texas Tribune TribCast (October 2026); “Yankees Ace Schlittler Received First Advice to Focus on Pitching from Wolverine QB Great Collins” on The Kornacki Wolverine Report (July 2026); “How Tuesday’s Primaries Will Test Mamdani’s and Trump’s Clout; Senate Tackles Housing Crisis” on Here's the Scoop (June 2026); “What Maine and California Primaries Bode for November and How Knicks Fans are Dominating the NBA Finals” on Here's the Scoop (June 2026).

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“I think if you give truth serum to Republicans, Republicans even think Democrats are going to get North Carolina Republican held seat. That the Republicans have kind of diverted resources away from. The polling's been strong for the Democrat there, Roy Cooper. So if that's one, they still need three more.” — Steve Kornacki on Roy Cooper, Texas Tribune TribCast

NBC News chief data analyst Steve Kornacki described the Democrats' path to a Senate majority, which requires a net gain of four seats, on the Texas Tribune's TribCast on October 20, 2026.

Texas Tribune TribCast · 2026-10-20 Permalink → Listen →
Texas Tribune TribCast Around 11:34 into the episode
Steve Kornacki

Senate, the Republicans trying to defend their majority, the Democrats trying to take it over, the Democrats need.

Speaker 3

A A net gain of four seats nationally.

Steve Kornacki

And, you know, right now they they think and I think if you give truth serum to Republicans, Republicans even think Democrats are going to get North Carolina Republican held seat. that the Republicans have kind of diverted resources away from. The polling's been strong for the Democrat there, Roy Cooper. So if that's one, they still need three more. The other one I think Democrats are quite hopeful for is Maine.

Kayla Guo

Why?

Steve Kornacki

Because it's the only Republican-held seat in a state that Trump lost in 2024, lost to all three times he ran for the presidency. That's Susan Collins, the longtime incumbent there. She's been an elusive target for Democrats, certainly, so it's by no means a gimme. But Even if they get those two…

Speaker 3

And we could talk about this.

Speaker names come from our own diarization. The position is estimated from where the line sits in the episode.

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