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Aaron Kleinman

Aaron Kleinman is Heartland Media’s Senior Political Analyst, a role where he leverages his deep experience with state politics to inform the public about what’s going on across the country. Prior to his time at Heartland he served as the Director of Research for The States Project, an organization dedicated to achieving America’s Promise by educating people about the states. He’s a Connecticut native and won the state’s 1996 Geography Bee. Read Aaron’s work.

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Aaron's Latest Articles

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Radio Free America: How James Carville could cost Democrats the election

James Carville loves needling the Democratic party for blowing the midterms. Meanwhile, he's actively lending his name to a toxic text spam machine that preys on older donors and wastes millions on consultants.

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Radio Free America: Republicans want to make Texas European again

Bo French’s latest social media outburst over South Asian UT football fans isn't just another offensive post — it's breaking into the Texas Republican mainstream.

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Radio Free America: The lessons Democrats can learn from Charlie Kirk

Charlie Kirk evolved from an internet joke into a political opportunist who recognized that proximity to power was all that mattered.

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Proof from the states: The right wing attempt to repeal the 20th century

We read the legislation introduced across all 50 states this session and pulled out the worst of it. 1,182 bills, 48 states, everything from abortion bounties to studying chemtrails to a proposal to legalize cockfighting against robots.

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Radio Free America: Let’s talk about who Republicans campaign with

Abdul El-Sayed has been asked about Hasan Piker by what feels like every outlet in the country. Nobody asked John James or Bill Huizenga about sharing a stage with Ted Nugent.

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Radio Free America: Leftists are losing the war of ideas

A version of Medicare for All that lets people keep private insurance isn't a retreat from the left's goals. It's a concession to how governing actually works.

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Radio Free America: We need another Anthony Bourdain

After 2024, Democrats went looking for their Joe Rogan, a podcaster who could reach young men. It found Hasan Piker. The better model premiered on the Travel Channel in 2005.

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Radio Free America: How Ken Martin could fix the Democratic Party

In his latest Radio Free America column, Aaron Kleinman argues DNC Chair Ken Martin could protect Democratic incumbents and push back against special-interest influence by restricting ActBlue strictly to candidates and party committees.

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Radio Free America: Don’t be a J6 Democrat

Democratic influencers are demanding Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear replace Mitch McConnell with a Democrat. There are just two small problems: McConnell is still alive, and Kentucky law explicitly forbids it.

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Radio Free America: Political nonprofits are the establishment

Former nonprofit executives keep campaigning as anti-establishment outsiders. The problem? When your career runs on big donor funding, you are the political establishment.