September 21, 2026

Socialist lobbyist Sam Forstag scrubbed Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from his campaign’s website, yet still used their names to shake the money tree.

A new report exposes Forstag for removing Sanders, AOC, Pramila Jayapal, and Jamie Raskin from his endorsements page after previously displaying their support.

But a September 7 fundraising email signed by Forstag prominently featured Sanders and AOC, boasting that they backed him as a “progressive brawler.” Apparently, his socialist friends are a liability until it’s time to ask for money.

“Socialist lobbyist Sam Forstag can scrub Bernie Sanders and AOC off his website, but he cannot bleach them out of his political DNA. A last-minute campaign facelift won’t erase years of lobbying for far-left groups that fought to allow men to compete in women’s sports and allow sex changes to be performed on children without their parents’ permission, all while backing tax hikes that would hammer working Montana families.” – NRCC Spokesman Christian Martinez