People Who Should Never Work in Democratic Politics Again

The Bulwark’s Sam Stein responded bloodlessly to the early June allegations in the New York Times that Graham Platner had physically abused at least one woman, with another claiming to have had an “unsettling” experience with the Senate candidate so traumatic she wouldn’t relate the details. “The knives are fully out for the firm chiefly behind Graham Platner’s rise,” Stein wrote. As if the real victims here were the political consultants who facilitated Platner’s rise.

“Best not miss,” replied 26-year-old Morris Katz, a political media strategist who “helped orchestrate the greatest political upset of the decade,” as the New York Times put it, when he helped Zohran Mamdani oust Andrew Cuomo from public life. Well, it looks like they did not miss.

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Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.

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The Bulwark’s Sam Stein responded bloodlessly to the early June allegations in the New York Times that Graham Platner had physically abused at least one woman, with another claiming to have had an “unsettling” experience with the Senate candidate so traumatic she wouldn’t relate the details. “The knives are fully out for the firm chiefly behind Graham Platner’s rise,” Stein wrote. As if the real victims here were the political consultants who facilitated Platner’s rise.

“Best not miss,” replied 26-year-old Morris Katz, a political media strategist who “helped orchestrate the greatest political upset of the decade,” as the New York Times put it, when he helped Zohran Mamdani oust Andrew Cuomo from public life. Well, it looks like they did not miss.

About the Author

Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.