Chris Christie’s dream: Why he wants to be the next George W. Bush (seriously)
NJ's governor sees an old path to the White House. But there's a difference: Bush didn't contend with a Tea Party
Steve Kornacki Wednesday, Nov 6, 2013 12:45 PM UTC 0Politics Chris Christie, New Jersey
GOP’s grim shutdown legacy: How the 1995 debacle turned states blue
Don't buy the spin that Republicans didn't pay for their previous shutdown. They're still feeling the effects today
Steve Kornacki Thursday, Oct 3, 2013 11:44 AM UTC 0Politics Newt Gingrich, John Boehner
Christie may be forced to quit as governor
If he runs for president, obscure rules could doom the governor's fundraising. Unless he leaves office VIDEO
Steve Kornacki Monday, Jul 22, 2013 11:44 AM UTC 0Politics Video, New Jersey, Chris Christie
The luckiest day of Frank Lautenberg’s life
Redemption and revenge, both achieved in one miraculous stroke of fortune a decade ago
Steve Kornacki Monday, Jun 3, 2013 7:55 PM UTC 0Politics Frank Lautenberg, New Jersey
So what now in New Jersey?
Frank Lautenberg's death creates an immediate dilemma for Chris Christie -- and for Democrats
Steve Kornacki Monday, Jun 3, 2013 3:27 PM UTC 0All Salon Frank Lautenberg, Cory Booker
The futility of the Deep South Democrat
Mark Sanford was probably never beatable, and the reason dates back about 50 years
Steve Kornacki Wednesday, May 8, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 0Elections Mark Sanford
Boston: “It’s our hometown”
It's been a decade since I lived there, but I've never felt more like a Bostonian than I do right now
Steve Kornacki Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 0News Boston Bombings
The GOP’s phony silver lining
No, GOP governors haven't stumbled on a magic formula for the national party
Steve Kornacki Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 11:46 AM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot, Republican Party
Is Rand Paul the next Robert Taft?
His CPAC performance and new mainstream persona are latest hints he's not just the second coming of his father
Steve Kornacki Monday, Mar 18, 2013 11:20 AM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot, Rand Paul, Ron Paul
Hey, guys, there was an election
Why House Republicans and their leader are behaving like Obama didn't win
Steve Kornacki Friday, Mar 15, 2013 11:47 AM UTC 0Business Opening Shot, John Boehner
CPAC: 3 things to watch for
The event, which starts today, has never seemed like more of a caricature of itself. But we can still learn from it
Steve Kornacki Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot, Rand Paul, CPAC
Paul Ryan and the problem with losing
Like myriad candidates before him, Paul Ryan is learning how damaging being part of a failed ticket can really be VIDEO
Steve Kornacki Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 4:54 PM UTC 0Politics Video, Opening Shot, Paul Ryan
Did Obama get played by the Republicans?
With the sequester taking hold, the New Year's Eve fiscal cliff deal is starting to look a lot different now
Steve Kornacki Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013 11:30 AM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot, Barack Obama
A reality check for Ashley Judd
What she's really up against, if she does run against Mitch McConnell in Kentucky. Inside the numbers and history
Steve Kornacki Monday, Mar 11, 2013 11:30 AM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot, Ashley Judd
Can we forgive Bill Clinton for DOMA?
17 years later, he comes out against one of the worst laws he signed (and campaigned on) as president
Steve Kornacki Friday, Mar 8, 2013 1:32 PM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot, Bill Clinton, DoMA
Rand: Craftier than his dad
What his epic filibuster tells about the way he plays politics -- and what his party thinks of him
Steve Kornacki Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 12:40 PM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot, Rand Paul
It’s almost like the Tea Party won
The election was a rebuke of austerity -- but the hard right is getting its way on the sequester
Steve Kornacki Wednesday, Mar 6, 2013 1:04 PM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot, Barack Obama
The exoneration of Bob Menendez?
The salacious allegation at the root of his recent troubles seems to be evaporating before our eyes
Steve Kornacki Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 12:37 PM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot, Bob Menendez
Obama can’t escape the GOP
Why his plan to win back the House in '14 is such a long-shot -- and why Democrats shouldn't (necessarily) despair
Steve Kornacki Monday, Mar 4, 2013 2:32 PM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot, Editor's Picks
“In the real world we were kidding ourselves”
Newt Gingrich talks to Salon about why he and his party were so wrong about the election and the future of the GOP
Steve Kornacki Sunday, Mar 3, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 0Politics Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney
Portrait of a powerless man
There's only one way for Boehner to save Republicans from themselves on the sequester. And it's going to be ugly
Steve Kornacki Friday, Mar 1, 2013 4:44 PM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot, John Boehner
Chris Christie is no moderate
Don't believe the hype. Despite a CPAC snub and hostility from conservatives, Chris Christie is a true right-winger
Steve Kornacki Thursday, Feb 28, 2013 12:40 PM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot, Chris Christie
Hillary the field-clearer
When it comes to non-incumbent White House candidates, she really could break the mold if she runs
Steve Kornacki Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 12:39 PM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot, Hillary Clinton
NRA’s worst nightmare?
Michael Bloomberg is targeting a pro-NRA Democrat in Illinois today as a guinea pig for a new gun control strategy
Steve Kornacki Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 1:12 PM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot, Michael Bloomberg
The GOP’s Ted Cruz problem
Why his brand of conservatism could damage his party more than Joe McCarthy and Jesse Helms ever did
Steve Kornacki Monday, Feb 25, 2013 3:08 PM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot, Ted Cruz
The wisdom of … Newt Gingrich?
His warnings about the futility of Karl Rove's newest project prove that even a broken clock is right twice a day
Steve Kornacki Friday, Feb 22, 2013 12:36 PM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot, Newt Gingrich
It’s OK to stop pretending, Mitt
The defeated White House candidate returns to the place where his reputation for spineless opportunism was born
Steve Kornacki Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot, Mitt Romney
Making Mitch McConnell pay
The obstructionist-in-chief's failure to make Obama a one-termer gives him his best chance at survival in '14
Steve Kornacki Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 12:42 PM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot, Mitch McConnell
Obama’s ’14 tool kit
Why it's so important for the president and his party to force the GOP to vote on his agenda now
Steve Kornacki Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 1:12 PM UTC 0All Salon Opening Shot, Barack Obama
The gun control test
A certain New York billionaire wants to use a special election in Illinois to scare politicians across America
Steve Kornacki Monday, Feb 18, 2013 1:18 PM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot, Michael Bloomberg
Cory Booker gets his way
It looks like he just bullied an old man into retirement -- but it didn't have to be this messy
Steve Kornacki Friday, Feb 15, 2013 12:22 PM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot, Cory Booker
When Republicans play with fire
Just how unprecedented is their filibuster of Chuck Hagel? In a word: Very
Steve Kornacki Thursday, Feb 14, 2013 12:47 PM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot, John McCain
The gun control president
"They deserve a vote!" is a powerful argument, but will it be enough to shame the GOP into allowing one?
Steve Kornacki Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013 12:38 PM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot, Barack Obama
McCain is Obama’s unwitting ally
On the Hagel nomination, John McCain is providing an important assist to the man who beat him in 2008
Steve Kornacki Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013 12:44 PM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot, John McCain
It’s getting worse for Bob Menendez
Why we shouldn't surprised by the mess he's made for himself
Steve Kornacki Monday, Feb 11, 2013 12:25 PM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot
The gun control long game
The question isn't just whether anything happens now -- it's also what happens two Novembers from now
Steve Kornacki Friday, Feb 8, 2013 12:37 PM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot, Joe Biden
The plot to derail Chuck Hagel
The demands Republicans are making -- and the threat behind them -- create a troubling precedent
Steve Kornacki Thursday, Feb 7, 2013 12:37 PM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot, Chuck Hagel
Obama’s dare to the GOP
If Republicans ever take him up on his grand bargain offer, it could unleash chaos among Democrats
Steve Kornacki Wednesday, Feb 6, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot, Barack Obama
The rise of the female White House prospect
One way or another, a woman will be in the mix for the next Democratic nomination -- and for each one after it too
Steve Kornacki Tuesday, Feb 5, 2013 12:44 PM UTC 0Politics Opening Shot
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Steve Kornacki writes about politics for Salon. He’s previously written about politics for the New York Observer and Roll Call, and his work has also appeared in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal and on the Daily Beast.
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