Gap reports spike in khaki sales after 'map guy' Steve Kornacki rocked them

[demmiblue]

"Map guy" Steve Kornacki made headlines for his tenacity and extended on-air presence during the election last week, and even his seemingly inconsequential fashion choices apparently meant a lot to viewers.

Clad in sensible khakis, a button-down white shirt and tie, 41-year-old Kornacki won over the hearts of the American electorate as he broke down election results by state and county continuously for days on end.

After multiple media outlets reported Kornacki's khakis came from the Gap, the company saw a huge boost in sales.

On Wednesday, a Gap spokesperson confirmed to TODAY the retailer had seen a "dramatic increase in online traffic and within a day, we saw around 90% unit sale increase online."

https://www.today.com/style/gap-reports-spike-khaki-sales-after-map-guy-steve-kornacki-t198763

[Mike 03]

1. And that tie of his, held together with staples, made me sad.

He deserves a raise.

[hlthe2b]

2. I like khakis. Classical Khakis are NOT Mud Brown. Sorry, but, just no.

Yuck.

[Tanuki]

3. Or "Palomino brown," in Gap parlance!

[nebby70]

4. Steve is always a favorite in this house ...

... he has such high charged energy and enthusiasm for >ugh< numbers and so obviously really, really loves what he's doing ...
... he was a wonder last week ....
... and as a old woman, I've a need to adopt him, feed him and perhaps dose him with Sleepy-time Tea ...
... but it's always a joy to watch someone who loves his job, even I can't help but get caught up in the 'numbers' thing ...

[2naSalit]

5. It's a culture thing...

The pants that is. He comes from Massachusetts, those pants are a regular thing there, or were when I lived there in the 50s-70s and were considered as acceptable as a camel suit. And if it were a couple decades earlier, those camel pants would be corduroy!

[wishstar]

6. He only won me over when his reassurance about Pa. going for Biden was better than Xanax or Valium

When Biden votes were lagging way behind and my nerves were frayed and my AFIB acting up, Steve calmed me down tremendously.
That matters more than what I thought were poor fitting weird colored pants.