Katz told The New York Times that the anger and frustration surrounding Platner's campaign was valid. Platner ended his Senate campaign in July after Jenny Racicot alleged the Senate candidate had raped her when the two were in a relationship in 2021, which was first reported by Politico. NEW EXPLOSIVE ALLEGATION ROCKS PLATNER CAMPAIGN STILL REELING FROM RAPE ACCUSATION"That being said, in hindsight, knowing what we know now, the Reddit posts alone probably should have been enough — or should have been enough. Katz was flippant about Platner's Nazi tattoo issue in a profile in The New York Times in January. The New York Times published a story in June highlighting accounts from several women Platner has dated that referenced unsettling behavior.