Heartland Signal
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Aaron Kleinman
Minnesota
Minnesota Republicans propose using taxpayer dollars for Charlie Kirk statue
A group of Minnesota Republican state senators have shown their priorities for the current legislative session by offering a bill that would use taxpayer funds to create a statue of right-wing provocateur Charlie Kirk.
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Elections
How Tennessee 7th’s 13-point Democratic shift would look across the nation for 2026
Aaron Kleinman writes, "All told, Democrats would win around 600 new seats across the nation, with even bigger impacts beyond that."
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Democracy
OPINION: How to fix the 2028 Democratic primary (ranked-choice voting is not the answer)
Aaron Kleinman writes, "Adopting RCV would face too many hurdles and doesn’t seem to solve any of the issues with the primary process. But another option could do the job much better."
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Democracy
ANALYSIS: Ohio Democrats show when a bad map is a good deal
Aaron Kleinman writes, "Ohio Democrats just gave up a congressional district to Republicans. Good on them."
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