Heartland Politics with Robin Johnson

Massachusetts Democratic Congressman Offers Advice to Party on Rebounding From 2024 Election Loss

By Robin Johnson

Published September 12, 2025 at 9:38 AM CDT

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Jake Auchincloss talks about the importance of social order, including
controlling inflation, to reviving Democratic chances. He also discusses
the dangers of 'digital dopamine' delivered from social media to
students, the similarities of Fall River from his district to many
Midwest factory towns, tariffs, China and much more. Auchincloss was
first elected in 2020 and served in the US Marines Corps.

Heartland Politics with Robin Johnson

Robin Johnson

Robin A. Johnson is a governmental relations, public policy and political consultant. He is an expert on government reform issues and has consulted with numerous local governments on consolidation/merger, public-private partnerships and full-cost accounting of public services. Robin has also helped candidates win elections for the U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, state legislature, judiciary and local government. Robin served as a consultant to the Office of Statewide Performance Review in the Illinois Governor’s Office and is former director of the Illinois Center for Competitive Government, a partnership between the Illinois Comptroller’s Office and the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University. Prior to that, he was Director of the Local Government Affairs Division of the Illinois Comptroller’s Office. Robin served on the Board of Directors of the National Council for Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) in 1999-2000.

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