Is Daines a Communist?

All cultures deserve respect.

The Chinese people have thousands of years of history that commands pride. Communism and state control are not the system Montanans selected when they elected leaders to represent them.

For more than 250 years, Americans have worked to build a self-governing republic rooted in liberty and accountability. The question is whether Daines is aligned with those values or if his instincts are more consistent with communist systems.

Communist-style governance seeks to control speech and media by banning platforms or forcing ownership changes. In China, routine election certification is optional. The Chinese government centralizes economic power by allowing government to dictate ownership. It expands surveillance by permitting unchecked spying on citizens.

Daines’ record reflects several of these communist instincts.

He voted for the April 2024 package that included the TikTok divest or ban measure. Civil liberties groups called it an unconstitutional restraint on speech. This measure was a succinct example of the government deciding who can speak and who can own a company.

On January 6, 2021, Daines announced that he would object to certifying the presidential election before reversing under pressure. Even considering such a step damaged a core democratic norm.

On public lands, Daines promoted his role in the Great American Outdoors Act while supporting a 2025 budget that cut national park funding. His approach represents central planning through austerity rather than stewardship, a core principle of communist ideology.

Daines built his corporate career in the 1990s by helping Procter and Gamble expand into China at the moment Beijing was opening its markets. In the language of counterintelligence, such deep ties present red flags. If foreign governments sought leverage over Daines, these connections provide it.

Why does Daines spend more time in China than in Lewistown? In Kalispell> In Glendive?

Montanans want open markets and open debate, not communism. This isn't China, Daines.

We need elected officials who will uphold our U.S. Constitution and fight censorship, state-dictated ownership, or anyone who puts party or foreign ties ahead of our Constitutional republic.

I will never bow to a foreign power. I work for Montana. It's time to fire Daines.