Montana Dem Sam Forstag Scrubs Campaign Website of Progressive

Sam Forstag scrubbed his endorsements page faster than a teenager hiding a browser history. The Montana Democrat swept the Justice Democrats and the Sunrise Movement off his website like they were embarrassing relatives at a wedding. But the internet is forever, and so is the paper trail. Deleting a line of text doesn't delete the fact that these radical groups backed him, raised money for him, and believed in him enough to put their names on the line.

Here's the part that should make Montana voters pay attention. Forstag is running from his own record. He isn't defending the Progressive Caucus or the Green New Deal. He's pretending those endorsements never happened. Anyone willing to accept money and support from the activist wing of the party this election cycle knows full well those same names will be called in for favors next session. This isn't about a staffer cleaning up a webpage. It's about a candidate who thinks Montanans are too dumb to remember what they read two weeks ago.

Republicans in the First District should take note of the strategy. The playbook is to run as a moderate, then vote like a coastal progressive once in Washington. It's the oldest trick in the book, and it usually works just long enough to get sworn in. Voters are being asked to buy the product while the store hides the ingredients. We'd call it an insult to Montana's intelligence, but that's the point. They're betting you won't check the label again until after Election Day.