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Stephen A Mikalik's avatar

PA is, at best, 12.5% Black so that 19.5% claim is absurd. Bouzy seems like a nice guy but some of his election analysis is ridiculous. If you want quality PA election coverage, follow Charlie Wolfson (@chwolfson), Ben Forstate (@4st8) and Joshua Smithley (@blockedfreq) on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

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ArcticStones's avatar

Thank you for the additional sources! (For Early Vote data I’ve mostly followed Michael McDonald’s Election Project.)

Is the final Black vote going to account for 19.5% total? Of course not! But in light of the fact that the Early Vote leans strongly Democratic, and that Philadelphia has already returned one-third of its VBM ballots (ref. Joshua Smithley, Michael McDonald), that initial percentage does not seem "absurd".

https://election.lab.ufl.edu/early-vote/2024-early-voting/2024-general-election-early-vote-pennsylvania/

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axlee's avatar

This is simply because the city centers mailing back the ballots early. Right now over 3/4 of returned ballots are from Philly, Allegheny and Montgomery counties.

No one would expect the 19.5% number to last.

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