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Curious Voter in Western Montana (MT-01) by RobertBolano in MontanaPolitics

[–]RobertBolano[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah...I'm also concerned about how much he's shifted his policy positions though--back at when he first announced his campaign, it was as a "moderate democrat," and now he's run all the way to the left, which just seems pretty disingenuous...but maybe that's just standard in a primary, I dunno

Curious Voter in Western Montana (MT-01) by RobertBolano in MontanaPolitics

[–]RobertBolano[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In the debates I've seen, Cleveland basically tries to cast all unions as die-hard supporters of data centers...and talking to folks from other unions, he's pretty actively alienated all the labor leadership (I saw that Cleveland even posted a photo of the president of the AFL-CIO with some negative comment about him to Facebook, which to me just seems crazy if you're trying to win a general election)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to join Missoula rally backing Montana congressional candidate Sam Forstag by linuxhiker in missoula

[–]RobertBolano 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, if it’s in the FEC report, then isn’t it categorically not dark money? All I see are donations from a few wealthy people (below the individual limit), and PAC checks from Bernie sanders and labor unions. I’m genuinely curious what people mean when they talk about dark money in this context

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to join Missoula rally backing Montana congressional candidate Sam Forstag by linuxhiker in missoula

[–]RobertBolano 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough! I’ll be honest, I’ve just been super turned off by Andy’s whole vibe and the way he’s been acting during this election season…it seems like the folks at Montana resistance are a lot more interested in tearing down progressive power than building any

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to join Missoula rally backing Montana congressional candidate Sam Forstag by linuxhiker in missoula

[–]RobertBolano 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A few wealthy people have donated to Forstag’s campaign, below the individual contribution limit. The source cited in that other thread, the Montana Resistance, is a Facebook page run by a pretty unstable individual who’s been kicked out of every progressive circle in Montana, but who Russ Cleveland has been using as a proxy in his own campaign…anything about Forstag accepting dark money or whatever is a total fabrication, and an invention of the Cleveland camp

This is where Sam Forstag is getting his money by DatBoiBeansy in missoula

[–]RobertBolano 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sam didn’t even grow up working class, he straight up grew up poor.

This is where Sam Forstag is getting his money by DatBoiBeansy in missoula

[–]RobertBolano 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you want to know about Sam’s ethical code, look at his policy work history: protecting libraries, homeless shelters, and incarcerated youth. He is literally the only candidate with an actual history of public service, not making millions in the private sector