Ari just had a long segment on Kayne West, which led me to realize hes making inroads with AAs

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21. I'm familiar with the PA Special Election that Conor Lamb won in March

Yes it was extremely close, but I don't believe black votes made the difference. This district covered 4 rural counties and the southern part of Allegheny County (Pittsburgh is in Allegheny County however we didn't vote in this election.) It was the Allegheny County votes that pulled Conor Lamb into the win column. Lamb actually lost in the 4 rural counties (Washington, Greene, Fayette and Westmoreland.) So that being said - the Democrats of southern Allegheny came out for Lamb and they're what made the difference.

Yes we do have a higher concentration of black residents and voters in the city of Pittsburgh. But it's the southern suburbs - mainly white middle class/fewer blacks - that voted in the Special Election and gave the victory to Lamb.

Here's the problem: now that the PA Districts have been redrawn for the November election, those 4 rural counties that voted Republican will have another chance to elect Rick Saccone in November. Conor Lamb who won with the help of Allegheny Dems, will be running in a different district in November. (He still has a good chance to be elected in the new district.)

In the City of Pittsburgh black voters are a significant factor, along with the traditional labor unions which have become weaker over the years. Jobs, education, infrastructure and housing are probably main the touchpoints here, I don't see many people getting worked up over Kanye West.