FIGHT Agency Faces 2028 Hiring Threat as Rebecca and Morris Katz Clash After Platner Fallout
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Updated · POLITICO · Jul 17
FIGHT Agency Faces 2028 Hiring Threat as Rebecca and Morris Katz Clash After Platner Fallout
1 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jul 17
Summary
FIGHT Agency is confronting a staffer revolt and mounting Democratic backlash after the Graham Platner collapse, with operatives questioning whether the progressive firm can hold together through the current cycle.
Two Democratic operatives told POLITICO tensions between founders Rebecca Katz and 27-year-old Morris Katz surfaced early in the Platner effort, when Morris joined the campaign without Rebecca’s full awareness and nearly got fired.
Former aides said the pair often shared far more than ad-making duties on campaigns, citing Rebecca’s central role on Tom Steyer’s $200 million California bid and FIGHT’s strategic involvement in Nathan Sage’s Iowa race.
Zohran Mamdani publicly backed Morris Katz this week, and the founders issued a joint statement stressing FIGHT’s wins in its 1 1/2 years of existence, signaling a damage-control push to contain the fallout.
The broader test is whether candidates still hire FIGHT for 2028: its role in Mamdani’s rise gives it staying power, but some Democratic strategists now see the firm as potentially unhireable for top-tier races.