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Steve Kornacki: ‘A lot of the speculation now’ says sequestration cuts will stand

Chair of the House Progressive Caucus Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) and guest host Steve Kornacki discussed sequestration, John Boehner’s House speakership, and what exactly drives the lack of compromise on Capitol Hill on UP with Chris Hayes Dec. 30. Kornacki said there were “conflicting reports” regarding whether sequestration would be…

Salon’s Steve Kornacki: Romney can’t ‘etch-a-sketch’ away from immigration laws

Steve Kornacki, senior writer for Salon, on Wednesday night told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow that former Massachessuts Gov. Mitt Romney was going to have a hard time “etch-a-sketching” away from his support for controversial immigration laws. Romney has previously called Arizona’s immigration policies “a model” for the country and had appointed…

Santorum is going to recede quickly

Steve Kornacki has a rundown of different primary races where a losing candidate was able to make life hell for the eventual nominee, with an eye towards the possibility that this may not be the end of Santorum’s influence on this race, particularly with regards to dragging Romney to the…

Kornacki: Boehner ‘entirely at the mercy’ of the tea party

Steve Kornacki, news editor at Salon, explained Wednesday night that President Barack Obama had given up on trying to negotiate with Republican lawmakers, even though he appeared to be willing to negotiate in his State of the Union address. Although Obama tried to work with the Republicans, he learned during…

A reminder that politics should be a long-range game

There's a lot of interesting stuff in this Steve Kornacki piece about whether or not Obama could eke out re-election despite the shitty economy, just because Republicans are hated that much.  I think it's a compelling argument; usually the number one factor in elections is that Americans are incredibly ignorant,…