The Briefing with Jen Psaki MS NOW's special 'We The People' primary coverage of elections in Texas and North Carolina
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Mar 4, 2026 
Chris Hayes, political commentator offering legal and political perspective. Paul Adams, Dallas County elections administrator explaining logistics. Rosa Flores, local reporter sharing voter interviews. Jasmine Crockett, U.S. Congresswoman addressing vote-counting controversy. Ali Velshi, TV journalist analyzing real-time vote stats. They discuss Dallas polling confusion, court orders on ballots, late vote surges, and how counting delays reshape narratives.
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Dallas Confusion Came From Party Choice Not Voters
- Dallas County chaos stemmed from the Republican county party refusing a joint countywide primary, forcing precinct-based voting newcomers didn't expect.
- That change plus website failures and redirected voters produced mass confusion and a judge's temporary extension order.
Supreme Court Stay Created Ballot Uncertainty
- The Texas Supreme Court temporarily stayed a Dallas judge's extension and ordered votes by people not in line at 7pm be separated.
- That stay created immediate uncertainty about whether ballots cast after 7pm would ever be counted.
Publicly Demand That Every Legitimate Vote Be Counted
- Candidates and county party leaders should publicly unite behind the principle that all legitimately cast votes must be counted.
- Rachel Maddow and panel urged Crockett and Tallarico to speak together to avoid conspiracies and calm voters.