Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - MunaAugust 2008, achangopedza kudzidza kuBoston College uye mwedzi mushure mekufa kwababa vake, NBC News yakashandira Russert semunyori anofukidza nyaya dzevechidiki sechikamu chekufukidzwa kwayo kwesarudzo yemutungamiri wenyika ya2008. Akapiwa basa rokufukidza zvose zviri zviviri Democratic
uye kokorodzano dzeRepublican. Mushumo wake wezuva resarudzo, uyo wakaongorora kukanganiswa kwekukunda kwaBarack Obama kune vechidiki, wakabatsira muNBC's News &amp; Documentary Emmy mubairo we2008 Election Night kufukidzwa.