Creating some sort of presence saying "Hey, we exist and this is what we stand for" doesn't have to cost a lot, or really any amount, of money. Truth is that having 10 or 20 of you giving everything to try to address those goals is far less effective than having a couple hundred people give some time and effort. But you'll never get to the latter point if people don't know you exist.

There's also the reality that the CP, for reasons real or imagined, has never been able to get a foothold in the political system in the US. Between the Red Scare, the Reagan era scapegoating, the collapse of the USSR, the various failures across Latin America, you guys have an uphill battle. This is then exacerbated by the fact that, across the Left, more time and effort seems to be spent on infighting over what type of Communism is the best, purest form (Marxist/Leninist? Trotskyism? Anarcho-syndacalism? AnCap bullshit?) instead of actually fighting the creeping fascism that's clearly evident across the country and even in our own back yards (Patriot Front anyone). These conditions make it so much harder for any progressive movement to actually hit a clear goal. It's just difficult to see how taking on all the baggage that comes with the name "Communist Party" is any sort of advantage.

But for real, I'm rooting for you. This state has been pretty good about keeping a focus on leftist ideals, Ranked Choice Voting makes running for office potentially viable for a whole lot of people who would otherwise be totally marginalized, and as a bonus, we can all focus our time and energy right now on telling Paul Lepage to fuck off.

Best of luck to you

To clearly enunciate this :

I'm a Democratic Socialist. I was an actual member of the Socialist Party way back in college, and used to travel to NYC monthly for meetings as well as for various protests, demonstrations (this was during the invasion of Iraq/bullshit about WMD/ W and Cheney were going to destroy the world era) and all sorts of events along those lines.

I've probably mellowed a bit with age, but I am still extremely politically active for progressive causes, am kinda active in the DSA, and still participate in many of the same style protests and demonstrations as I used to. Not quite as frequently, but we all grow up and all that. Point is that I am much, much more active in left wing politics than 99.9% of the people in this sub, or in this state as a whole.

And despite all that, I still have never seen or even heard of the Maine Communist Party. You guys might want to seriously consider some kind of advertising.