300 D.S.A. Members Urge Candidates to Drop Morris Katz Over Platner Promotion
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 10
300 D.S.A. Members Urge Candidates to Drop Morris Katz Over Platner Promotion
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 10
Summary
About 300 Democratic Socialists of America members signed a letter urging D.S.A. candidates and elected officials to cut ties with consultant Morris Katz and Fight Agency.
The letter says Katz, 26, kept promoting Graham Platner’s Maine Senate bid even after reports of a Nazi-symbol tattoo and accusations of domestic violence and sexual assault surfaced.
Members argue that decision damaged the group’s reputation and hurt the broader effort to unseat Republican Senator Susan Collins in Maine.
The push puts prominent D.S.A.-aligned figures, including New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, in a bind because Katz has worked closely with them.
The backlash also reflects wider frustration inside the D.S.A. over consultants tied to both Platner and Senator John Fetterman, whose politics members say shifted sharply right in office.