MSNBC's
election week chartthrob Steve Kornacki has undoubtedly been going through big board withdrawal ever since
Joe Biden was declared the president-elect on Saturday. The nice people at Today, though, decided to throw him a bone -- or perhaps more aptly, a
Turkey drumstick -- and asked him to analyze a map of national
Thanksgiving trends on the show Tuesday.You could practically see the lights turn back on in Kornacki's eyes. "This is going to be such a fun break for me, I'm so used to doing this electoral map," he said, flipping over to a map that broke down the most popular Thanksgiving side dishes by state.Kornacki proceeded to walk through the Today show hosts' home states, noting that many belonged to "stuffing country" in the northeast. Craig Melvin cut in, though, with the million dollar question: "Steve, can you get us to 270 using the Thanksgiving map?""This is an election that would be going to the House of Representatives," Kornacki quipped, before thoughtfully adding that "mashed potatoes get
California. That's a lot of electoral votes…" > With just 16 days until Thanksgiving, @stevekornacki returns to the big board to break down the most popular sides dishes in every state. pic.twitter.com/q6NldeTp1V> > -- 3rd Hour of TODAY (@3rdHourTODAY) November 10, 2020More stories from theweek.com Trump's aggressive assault on election integrity is reportedly making some of his outside lawyers queasy South Dakota governor is asking for donations for Trump, but watchdog says the money will likely stay with her Does it matter if
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