Kammala wannan jumla: A watan Agusta 2008, bayan kammala karatunsa daga Kwalejin Boston da wata daya bayan mutuwar mahaifinsa, NBC News ta hayar da Russert a matsayin wakilin da ke rufe batutuwan matasa a matsayin wani ɓangare na ɗaukar hoto na zaben shugaban kasa na 2008. An sanya shi ya rufe duka biyu
Taron jam'iyyar Democrat da na Republican. Rahotonsa na ranar zaɓe, wanda ya bincika tasirin nasarar Barack Obama a kan matasa, ya ba da gudummawa ga NBC's News &amp; Documentary Emmy award don ɗaukar hoto na 2008 Election Night.