Morris Katz, a political consultant in his 20s, helped orchestrate Zohran Mamdani's historic mayoral upset and Graham Platner's disastrous Senate run. Platner's implosion could cost Democrats a Senate majority.

Before a rape accusation ended his campaign, Platner had beaten Janet Mills, the sitting governor of Maine and Chuck Schumer's hand-picked candidate. The lessons from that campaign remain angrily contested.

Katz has been central to populist campaigns including John Fetterman's 2022 Senate win and Dan Osborn's 2024 independent Senate run in Nebraska. He has figured something out about this political moment, though he remains controversial. The episode explores what Katz has gotten right and what he's learned from mistakes.