Posted on 07/11/2026 12:06:43 PM PDT by lightman
The Graham Platner scandal in Maine goes beyond the Nazi tattoo, the rape fantasies, the allegations of domestic abuse, and Jenny Racicot’s rape claim, which ended his campaign. Now, the Democratic Socialists of America are urging their candidates to never work with Morris Katz, Platner’s top aide, or his firm in future elections. Katz isn’t a DSA member, but the drama surrounding Graham Platner's inevitable downfall won’t end when he files his paperwork to quit before the July 13 deadline, something Katz says he will do despite delays on the matter (via The Intercept).
Members of the Democratic Socialists of America circulated a letter calling on candidates and elected officials to refuse to work with the consultants who handled Graham Platner’s campaign, according to screenshots of the letter shared with The Intercept.
“We, the undersigned, call on DSA candidates and elected officials to no longer contract or work with Morris Katz or Fight Agency, his political consulting firm,” the letter reads.
Katz is not a member of DSA.
The letter also noted consultants at the agency like Rebecca Katz, who is not related to Morris, were also behind the campaign of Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and said they continued to advise him even after he made a hard-right turn after entering the Senate.
Two sources with knowledge of the letter confirmed its authenticity.
“Morris Katz is one of the chief parties responsible for the catastrophic campaign of scandal-ridden Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner,” the letter says. “Billed as a top adviser to the campaign, Katz helped recruit Platner and supercharged his candidacy with slick video production, friendly media placements, and political connections.”
The letter circulated as pundits and observers pinned the failures of Platner’s campaign on Katz and others at Fight Agency, including Rebecca Katz. (A spokesperson for DSA’s national organization said they had not seen the letter. Neither Morris Katz nor Rebecca Katz immediately responded to requests for comment.)
[…]
Fight Agency’s most notable work for a DSA candidate was creating ads for Zohran Mamdani’s successful run to become the mayor of New York City, a race where Katz served as a political adviser. Katz also worked on the campaign of state Assembly Member Claire Valdez, the DSA candidate who won a New York Democratic primary for a House seat last month.
In the wake of Platner’s downfall, the letter says, liberals and conservatives have tried to claim that Katz represents the left as a whole.
The letter said, “Katz is linked in the mind of the media and political class to NYC-DSA,” the local chapter that boosted winning, Mamdani-backed congressional primary candidates like Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier.
The letter noted that such claims were bad for DSA, its candidates, and its movement.
The Left is eating each other again. That’s such a shame.
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Ode to Graham Platner:
He’s an oysterman and he’s OK
He wears a towel and he is not gay
[“He’s an oysterman and he’s OK
He wears a towel and he is not gay]
He open shells, he bares his chest
He sports a big tatoo
It is a Nazi symbol
and that’s a big taboo.
He’s an oysterman and he’s OK
He wears a towel and he is not gay
He opens shells, he pulls out meat
He wanks in the lavat’ry
“Blue water, it’s excitin’
And its fragrence pleasures me.”
Katz, eh? Gee, I wonder. 🤔
Sounds like a purge. And as we all know, commies just love purges.
I wonder if the central committee discussed giving Mr. Katz the Trotsky treatment.
⛏️
The commies are still defending the nazi. What a fun election year.
From hero to zero on the altar of “What have you done for me lately?”.
Katz, a 27-year-old strategist, is widely credited as the “Mamdani maker” due to his viral, pop-culture-infused digital media strategies that helped propel Mamdani from a lesser-known state assemblyman to a decisive primary and general election victory.
Professional Profile and Style
* Viral Media Focus: Katz designed highly successful, non-traditional campaign ads based on formats like Law & Order, The Golden Bachelor, and Eater food profiles to make progressive policy points highly accessible.
* Big Tent Populism: In media appearances on platforms like CNN’s Inside Politics and podcasts, Katz has advocated for a “big tent” populist strategy focused on government efficacy and everyday economic relief rather than strictly rigid ideological labels.
* Consulting Firm: He operates through the political consulting firm Fight Agency.
* Past Campaigns: Before working with Mamdani, he contributed to John Fetterman’s 2022 Senate race and Dan Osborn’s 2024 independent Senate campaign in Nebraska.
July 2026 Political Controversy
Katz is the center of an intense political backlash from the progressive base.
* The Graham Platner Campaign: Katz recruited and advised Graham Platner, a left-populist military veteran and oyster farmer running for the U.S. Senate in Maine against Susan Collins.
* Campaign Collapse: Platner abruptly dropped out of the race following severe allegations of sexual assault and domestic misconduct. Critics slammed Katz and his agency for a catastrophic vetting failure regarding Platner’s past.
* DSA Backlash: Over 500 members of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) have signed a circulated open letter demanding that all progressive candidates and elected officials permanently sever ties with Katz and Fight Agency.
* Mamdani’s Response: Mayor Mamdani publicly stated that Platner needed to end his campaign immediately, but the scandal has caused internal friction between Mamdani’s progressive grassroots base and his inner circle of strategists.]
Shows this is a fake story. Young people and others working for socialism don't know how to write in cursive.
Either an e-signature they use to buy things or they use an "X" like the Appalachian and other people in the 1930s who never went to school.
Bravo.
Catastrophic??
Mr SS Tattoo won SEVENTY PERCENT of the democRAT primary vote.
SEVENTY PERCENT!
Put that on your resumé.
Even with massive voter fraud, the National Socialist Rat Party can only dream of ever getting 70%.
To Morris Katz: You realize that a good percentage of the progressive “socialists” would kill you for your name alone, right?
Current favorite Troy Jackson threw a water bottle and hit a woman with it in a drunken rage at a political event. There is more going to come out too
He DSA, there is a building in NYC. Was wondering if your party and connections with Mamdani and Platner and Katz could bring it down? Yea, that’s the DSA for you.
Author seems to be hiding the sec of Kayz.
SEX. Is Katz a girl?
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