Posted on 07/08/2026 5:15:58 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
WASHINGTON — Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s silver-spoon socialist adviser, Morris Katz, rushed over to beleaguered Graham Platner’s house Wednesday as they plotted how to remain a powerbroker in the Senate race — enraging Democrats.
The gathering included Platner’s top campaign brass in addition to Katz, who is trying to hatch a plan for Platner to “remain a voice” in the Senate contest “no matter what” the accused rapist decides, a source familiar with deliberations told The Post.
Platner has so far refused to step down as Maine’s Democratic Senate nominee after he was accused of rape by an ex-girlfriend — with the clock ticking on a Monday deadline.
His intransigence has left Maine Democrats “livid” and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) “in shock,” according to the source.
“The fact that the NYC mayor’s fixer is headed there to triage Maine has everyone fuming,” the source added.
Allies of Platner argue that he formed a movement in Maine, touting the over 150,000 votes he notched in the primary, and deserves to remain influential.
Platner denies an allegations of rape or sexual assault.
Two sources say Katz has told allies he believes Platner should to leave the race before the 5 p.m. Monday deadline to withdraw from the ballot — but wants the exit to be on the candidate’s terms.
“It’s quite clear that he’s [Platner’s] gonna have to get out of the race,” a second source told The Post. “Their reluctance here … is a result of their larger political project, trying to get these types of candidates into places of power.”
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Can’t even run their own party but they think they can run the world. Typical Marxist idiots.
Establishment democrats deserve everything they get from courting these radical upstarts.
I hope they get it good and hard!
For claiming they want to “save democracy”, the democrat party sure doesn’t seem to actually abide by their voters’ votes.
Morris Katz is Jewish and has helped a Muslim and Nazi with their political aspirations.
Amen.
Democracy!
Good point.
Total BS. Mamdani heard that Platner was talking about naming his replacement. Mamdani wanted to try to make sure it was a DSA candidate.
Just that simple.
Commies really do need a strong nazi candidate this year. Hang in there Platner!
SHJ. Self Haing Jew
I will never understand that
A Democrat U.S. senator was a KKK member and recruiter, and they had nothing to say.
Why should that be surprising? The KKK was a product of the Democrat South.
From wikipedia...
“Katz was raised in a Jewish family,[5] the son of children’s book author Julie Merberg and screenwriter David Bar Katz.”
So, a jew installs a Muslim as mayor of NYC.
“SHJ. Self Haing Jew
I will never understand that”
How about SHW - Self Hating Whites? There’s a lot more of them.
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