Kornacki looks beyond Iowa's cities to explain Senate flip

NBC News adds a county-level breakdown and Tom Llamas's recollection of Josh Turek's emphasis on compromise to its Senate projection.

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Why this story? One of NBC News's most watched videos since yesterday, with 386,775 views.

BREAKING: Democrats win the Senate, taking full control of Congress, NBC News projects

Josh Turek's performance in western Iowa draws Steve Kornacki's attention as NBC News projects the Democrat will defeat Republican Ashley Hinson, delivering the seat that puts Democrats over the line for Senate control.

The segment adds a closer look at the geography behind the congressional sweep. At his interactive board, Kornacki argues that Democrats could win the Senate only by reaching deeply Republican territory, including places Donald Trump had previously carried comfortably. He points to Turek's improved performance in western Iowa, then examines shifts across Polk, Johnson and Scott counties.

Tom Llamas offers another detail: in an earlier interview, Turek had emphasized border security and a willingness to compromise. Llamas recalls him saying that compromise was not a bad word, placing the candidate's approach alongside Kornacki's explanation of the electoral map.

Savannah Guthrie announces the Senate projection at the opening, with graphics across the Rockefeller Center ice rink showing Democrats reaching 51 seats. NBC projects that the party will control both chambers when the new Congress takes office in January.

The clip drew roughly 387,000 views since yesterday. Its focus is the Iowa result that completes NBC's Senate call, and the less familiar counties Kornacki uses to explain it.

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The numbers

NBC's Senate projection drew roughly 387,000 views since yesterday.

subscribers

12,200,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

10,734,802,310

views per day

22,929,559

typical day: 4,854,355

the video

views

386,775

likes

3,262

comments

932

days online

1

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15,500,000

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13,800,000

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12,700,000

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12,200,000

MS NOW

10,100,000

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9,390,000

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