Kornacki needs more vote. Photo: William B. Plowman/NBC via Getty The surprise political star from the 2020 presidential election was not on the ballot but in front of a results screen, in khakis, on cable news. Steve Kornacki , MSNBC’s national political correspondent and Election Night guru, broke out as a viewer favorite while a captive audience spent hours, then days, waiting for the definitive call. Four years later, Kornacki is back and doing his best to prepare and get a little sleep