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yardwork

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24. Lots of people have a winning message.

Reply to Deminpenn (Reply #18)

Fri Jul 10, 2026, 07:35 PM

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It sounds like Katz is good at packaging campaigns but somebody was very poor at vetting this candidate. I don't know if the fault lies with Katz or others.

The progressive message is not going away. We need to be more careful at picking candidates. There must be millions of potential candidates who have progressive platforms, are charismatic, and don't have Nazi tattoos, cringey texts, or sexual assault allegations in their past.

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DSA sent out a letter telling DSA candidates and elected officials to no longer work with Morris Katz or Fight Agency [View all] Quiet Em Friday OP

Katz also worked with Mamdani TBF Friday #1

That is true. RandySF Friday #4

the red flags were EVERYWHERE Skittles Friday #11

We were Deluged with Red Flags! Cha Friday #28

Yeah, Mamdani needs to remove him from any advisor or staffing role Katz has Quiet Em Friday #6

Mamdani was a good candidate and ran a good campaign. yardwork Friday #22

Is this real? RandySF Friday #2

It appears to be real Quiet Em Friday #5

Bluesky post linking to letter Quiet Em Friday #7

AOC never endorsed Platner DemocratSinceBirth Friday #10

Good point. I bet she has excellent street skills/smarts. nt TBF Friday #14

Bartender, attractive, presumably she has seen it all. DemocratSinceBirth Friday #15

She'd interned for Ted Kennedy and later worked for a presidential campaign before running, not new to politics. betsuni Friday #27

Wow DSA Boo1 Friday #3

Looks like rank and file members. RandySF Friday #8

You said : 'I'd love to see AOC speak up. She was the only DSA elected to decline endorsing Platner.' Celerity Friday #19

She also didn't endorse her former Cha Friday #29

A wise decision on her part. comradebillyboy Friday #31

Yes! Cha Friday #32

The DSA is nothing if not authoritarian. lapucelle Friday #9

The DSA is proud to be authoritarian. yardwork Friday #23

Having a position makes them authoritarian? orthoclad Friday #25

Sorry, that doesn't work on me. lapucelle Friday #30

Oh. "Communist" orthoclad Friday #34

Bullfeathers. It's not doing PEDO's work for him Cha Friday #35

I guess it burned more than a little bit. lapucelle Saturday #36

you said : 'I'm sorry but I'm getting very concerned that Platner is not going to withdraw' Celerity Friday #12

I saw. Quiet Em Friday #13

yw Celerity Friday #16

this is good to hear rollin74 Friday #17

Here's the bottom line, regardless of your opinion of Katz, he's a strategist Deminpenn Friday #18

He received a lot of credit for Mamdani, but it was Tish James, AOC and Mamdani himself Quiet Em Friday #20

Morris Katz reminds me of David Axlerod and the God Save podcast guys lapucelle Saturday #38

Lots of people have a winning message. yardwork Friday #24

Potential progressive candidates should go. . . DinahMoeHum Friday #26

He was also Team Fetterman and helped get him elected. intheflow Friday #21

What about Moraff? Not looking for a bloodbath, just the person most responsible for vetting. nt scipan Friday #33

Apparently the argument is that Justice Democrats PAC already iced out Moraff lapucelle Saturday #37