He has not stopped.
He has not eaten.
Hes only been drinking water for the past 18 hours.
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Oh my God, he says when he sees how well exit polls suggest Biden will do in Virginia.
Then he looks at exit figures in Oklahoma.
This is a landslide.Wow.
While visibly shaken, what he said, in part, was: Chris Matthews is a giant.
Perhaps as a result, his name immediatelytrendedon Twitter.
At least one personexpressed a desireto buy poor Steve Kornacki a drink.
At 11, Craig Melvin made him sound super-human: He has not stopped.
He has not eaten.
Hes only been drinking water for the past 18 hours.
Of course, this was an exaggeration.
Kornackis on-air persona is a mix of geek and guy-next-door, the everyman with a brain for political data.
(The pushed-up sleeves, he says, are more of a convenience thing than anything else.)
If you watch him closely, you might notice his tics.
What do I do with my hands?
I never really figured that out, he says, But I have the clipboard now and that helps.
As relatably human as he is, hes also a little bit machine.
Sadly, it was only put to use briefly on Super Tuesday, well into the midnight hour.)
He even pronounced Bexar which sounds like bear correctly, despite not being a Texan.
He isnt a particularly opinionated guy, though, which seems like a prerequisite for that job.
I dont think my political opinions, to the extent I have them, are useful, he says.
He told me he generally doesnt get into heated political discussions, even with friends or family.
Why is it happening?
What does it mean going forward?
Thats where my mind goes, he says.
If Kornacki has a super power, its that boyish glee about the raw data of democracy.
At the very least, it gives him an energy most mortals have a hard time summoning.
Around midnight, during a commercial break, I asked him how he was doing.
More of Californias coming in, he said, referring to that states slowly trickling in results.
His smile returned, but his eyes never left his spreadsheet.
Im getting my second wind.
