Kornacki: Race to fill fmr. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s seat likely going to a runoff

WELCOME BACK. IF IT'S TUESDAY,

WELCOME BACK. IF IT'S TUESDAY, VOTERS ARE VOTING SOMEWHERE.

VOTERS ARE VOTING SOMEWHERE. AND TODAY THOUGH SOMEWHERES ARE

AND TODAY THOUGH SOMEWHERES ARE MISSISSIPPI AND GEORGIA, WHERE

MISSISSIPPI AND GEORGIA, WHERE THERE'S A VERY CROWDED SPECICIAL

THERE'S A VERY CROWDED SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL. FORMER

ELECTION TO FILL. FORMER REPUBLICAN CONGRESSWOMAN

REPUBLICAN CONGRESSWOMAN MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE S SEAT.

MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE SEAT. MEANWHILE, IN MISSISSIPPI,

MEANWHILE, IN MISSISSIPPI, INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN SENATOR

INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN SENATOR CINDY HYDE-SMITH IS FACING A

CINDY HYDE-SMITH IS FACING A CHALLENGER IN HER PRIMARY. AND

CHALLENGER IN HER PRIMARY. AND ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE, IT'S A

ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE, IT'S A GENERATIONAL BATTLE AS

GENERATIONAL BATTLE AS INCUMBENT CONGRESSMAN BENNNNIE

INCUMBENT CONGRESSMAN BENNIE THOMPSON, WHO RECENTLY TURNED

THOMPSON, WHO RECENTLY TURNED 78, FACES A PRIMARY CHALLENGE

78, FACES A PRIMARY CHALLENGE FROM 34 YEAR OLD EVAN TURNAGE,

FROM 34 YEAR OLD EVAN TURNAGE, A FORMER SENATE AIDE. JOINING

A FORMER SENATE AIDE. JOINING ME NOW IS NBC CHIEF DATA

ME NOW IS NBC CHIEF DATA ANALYST STEVE KORNACKI. AND

ANALYST STEVE KORNACKI. AND AARON GILCHRIST IS ON THE

AARON GILCHRIST IS ON THE GROUND IN GEORGIA,A, THANKS TO

GROUND IN GEORGIA, THANKS TO YOU BOTHTH, STEVE. IT IS QUITE

YOU BOTH, STEVE. IT IS QUITE THE FIELD OF CANDIDATES. SO IS

THE FIELD OF CANDIDATES. SO IS IT EVEN POSSIBLE TO AVOID A

IT EVEN POSSIBLE TO AVOID A RUNOFF HERE?

RUNOFF HERE? >> YEAH, IT'S POSSIBLE, BUT

>> YEAH, IT'S POSSIBLE, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LIKELY. LOLOOK,

CERTAINLY NOT LIKELY. LOOK, THIS IS A TOP TWTWO PRIMARY. THY

THIS IS A TOP TWO PRIMARY. THEY CALL IT RIGHT. YOU SEE THE

CALL IT RIGHT. YOU SEE THE THREE SORT OF LEADING NAMES

THREE SORT OF LEADING NAMES RIGHT HERE. BUT WE COULD K KEEP

RIGHT HERE. BUT WE COULD KEEP SCROLLING DOWN AND GO ALL THE

SCROLLING DOWN AND GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 17 DIFFERERENT NAME,

WAY DOWN TO 17 DIFFERENT NAMES, 17 ACTIVE CANDIDATES HERE. AND

17 ACTIVE CANDIDATES HERE. AND THE WAY THIS WORKS IS THTHEY'RE

THE WAY THIS WORKS IS THEY'RE ALL ON THE BALLOT. REPUBLICANS,

ALL ON THE BALLOT. REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS, LIBERTARIANS,

DEMOCRATS, LIBERTARIANS, INDEPENDENTS, WHOEVER FINISHES

INDEPENDENTS, WHOEVER FINISHES IN THE TOP TWO SLOTS ADVANCES

IN THE TOP TWO SLOTS ADVANCES TO A RUNOFF IN APRIL. UNLESS

TO A RUNOFF IN APRIL. UNLESS SOMEBODY GETS 50% PLUS ONE, AN

SOMEBODY GETS 50% PLUS ONE, AN OUTRIGHT MAJORITY WINS TONIGHT.

OUTRIGHT MAJORITY WINS TONIGHT. NOBODY IS EXPECTING THAT. BUT I

NOBODY IS EXPECTING THAT. BUT I THINK THE DYNAMICS TO KEEP AN

THINK THE DYNAMICS TO KEEP AN EYE ON AS THE RESULTS COMEME IN.

EYE ON AS THE RESULTS COME IN. FIRST THING TO REMEMBER, OF

FIRST THING TO REMEMBER, OF COURSE, THIS IS AN

COURSE, THIS IS AN OVERWHELMINGLY REPUBUBLICAN

OVERWHELMINGLY REPUBLICAN DISTRICT. MARJORIE TAYLOR

DISTRICT. MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE HAD WON BY NEARLY 30

GREENE HAD WON BY NEARLY 30 POINTS IN HER FINAL ELECTION.