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300 DSA Members Urge Dropping Katz, Fight Agency Over Scandal

7/18/2026

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300 DSA members signed a letter urging DSA candidates and officials to drop consultant Morris Katz and Fight Agency.
The letter says Katz and Fight Agency exploit working-class aspirations while promoting Graham Platner, who has a Nazi-tattoo and faces domestic-violence and sexual-assault accusations.
Signatories say the consultants have damaged the DSA’s reputation and weakened its campaign against Senator Susan Collins in Maine, creating tension for Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

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300 DSA members signed a letter urging DSA candidates and officials to drop consultant Morris Katz and Fight Agency.
The letter says Katz and Fight Agency exploit working-class aspirations while promoting Graham Platner, who has a Nazi-tattoo and faces domestic-violence and sexual-assault accusations.
Signatories say the consultants have damaged the DSA’s reputation and weakened its campaign against Senator Susan Collins in Maine, creating tension for Mayor Zohran Mamdani.