Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - N'ọnwa Ọgọstụ 2008, mgbe ọ gụsịrị akwụkwọ na Boston College na otu ọnwa mgbe nna ya nwụsịrị, NBC News goro Russert ka ọ bụrụ onye nta akụkọ na-ekpuchi nsogbu ndị ntorobịa dịka akụkụ nke mkpuchi ya nke ntuli aka ntuli aka nke 2008. E kenyere ya ọrụ ikpuchi ma Democratic
na mgbakọ ndị Republican. Akụkọ ya n'ụbọchị ntuliaka, nke nyochara mmetụta nke mmeri Barack Obama na ndị ntorobịa, nyere aka na NBC's News &amp; Documentary Emmy award maka mkpuchi Election Night ya nke 2008.