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Steve Kornacki

Steve Kornacki

Steve Kornacki, author of “The Red and the Blue: 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism,” is a national political correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC.

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Illustration of photos of former Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump

The rise of America’s nationalized political culture

Morning rush hour in the George Washington Bridge. (Photo by Q. Sakamaki/Redux for MSNBC)

Federal judge delays releasing names of Bridgegate conspirators

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump points to supporters following a rally at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center on April 21, 2016 in Harrisburg, Penn. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty)

Donald Trump’s path to 1,237 delegates

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at an airplane hanger in Rochester, New York, April 10, 2016. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

How Donald Trump could shut down an open convention

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders at the start of the Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by MSNBC at the University of New Hampshire on Feb. 4, 2016, in Durham, N.H. (Photo by Mark Peterson/Redux for MSNBC)

The Sanders coalition: Not what we thought it was

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a campaign event on Jan. 25, 2016 in Knoxville, Iowa. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty)

About that Clinton talking point…

Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders appear on screens in the media room during the debate held at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., Dec. 19, 2015. (Photo by Gretchen Ertl/Reuters)

High stakes for Clinton and Sanders going into Sunday’s debate

New Jersey Gov. and presidential candidate Chris Christie addresses members of the media at The Statehouse, Jan. 11, 2016, in Trenton, N.J. (Photo by Mel Evans/AP)

Why Christie said he didn’t support Sonia Sotomayor when he actually did

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson prepares to board his bus after a stop to sign his book at a Barnes and Noble store on Nov. 5, 2015 in Fort Lauderdale, Fl. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty)

Will Ben Carson be able to recover from a bad month?

Sen. David Vitter, R-La., center, talks on his cell phone as two Senators in the foreground talk outside of the Senate Republicans' policy lunch in the Capitol on April 21, 2015 in Washington, D.C. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Getty)

Will David Vitter’s Hail Mary work?