Political Coffee with Jeff Kropf

Where’s uncle Phil? Drazan gets 1 M from R governors association: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/08/drazan-donation-rga/ 

Drazan fact checks Kotax: https://oregoncatalyst.com/99727-drazan-fact-checks-kotek-business-friendly-oregon.html 

Portland Robin Hood commies at it again: tax the rich/big corps and give their money to small biz: https://katu.com/news/local/city-council-debates-higher-taxes-on-big-corporations-expanding-small-business-exemptions 

DSA controlled govt unions want to tax the wealth (not just income) of rich people with new statewide initiative: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/10/progressive-coalition-aims-to-put-wealth-tax-on-2028-oregon-ballot.html 

Fact check: ICE did not arrest 500 US citizens for immigration violations: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/10/fact-check-ice-did-not-arrest-500-u/ 

Who won the Gov’s debate last night? https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/07/oregons-second-gubernatorial-debate-features-few-fireworks-plenty-of-policy/ 

Do lies by politicians or candidates matter in elections? https://x.com/roddmartin/status/2107980267860189606?s=43 

15 highlights from last night’s gov debate: https://oregoncatalyst.com/99693-15-highlights-medford-governors-debate.html

 Fed court will decide if your drinking water is more important than fish: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/10/06/detroit-lake-reservoir-drinking-water-chinook-salmon/ 

Remember Oct 7th and never forget: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/10/never-forget-anniversary-oct-7-hamas-attacks-israel/ 

Are people fed up enough in OR to elect Drazan? https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/10/06/kotek-drazan-election-oregon-homeless-cost-of-living/91983683007/ 

Should Drazan propose suspending Oregon’s gas tax just like Trump may do? https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-says-he-is-considering-suspending-federal-gas-tax-6100444?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1 

Fake news story about why Oregonians will face higher electrical cost: total leftist spin: https://www.centraloregondaily.com/news/local/oregon-households-steepest-energy-cost-increase-federal-policy-analysis/article_84c176ee-c0f5-4713-bb30-21dd41464057.html  

Is calling someone a ‘tranny’ a slur? https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/10/trump-faces-bipartisan-outrage-after-nicknaming-south-carolina-democrat-with-anti-trans-slur.html 

Should Dem Rep Paul Evans resign after pleading guilty to DUII and hit and run: https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/10/05/rep-paul-evans-arrested-on-dui-and-reckless-driving-charges/92108831007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z11xx32p001450c001450e113750v11xx32d--54--b--54--&gca-ft=115&gca-ds=sophi 

Communist that runs Portland city council pushes tax the rich after failing to pay his own taxes: No one likes a hypocrite: https://oregoncatalyst.com/99630-socialist-debuts-oregons-brazen-protax-ad.html

Right on cue, the Fishwrap publishes reinforcing story about OR CEO pay: https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2026/10/top-ceos-pay-jumped-in-oregon-sw-washington-thanks-to-special-incentives.html 

Dem dark money network funding red state takeover: https://thefederalist.com/2026/10/06/how-george-soros-and-democrat-dark-money-infiltrated-americas-reddest-red-state/ 

Free ‘Fight Socialism Rally’ with Spencer Pratt Oct 14th at Langdon Farms. Register here: https://web.cvent.com/event/d2171557-ca26-43cc-8c3f-edf9156ae3b4/summary?utm_campaign=fightsocialismoregon&utm_medium=Redirect&utm_source=VanityURL 

Will fear move voters in the Gov’s race? https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/10/fear-fuels-oregons-race-for-governor-this-city-shows-why.html 

Drazan ad: Who’s protecting us from Kotax? https://oregoncatalyst.com/99634-drazan-releases-hardhitting-kotek-video.html 

Poll: Trump’s gas prices still les than Biden’s. https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/10/04/poll-americans-blame-trump-higher-prices-cost-living/

 Fed agency defies SCOTUS and classifies mud puddles as ‘wetlands’: https://thefederalist.com/2026/10/05/feds-defy-supreme-court-ban-on-labeling-every-puddle-a-protected-wetland/ 

Who won the Governor’s debate last night? What was good and what could have been done better? https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/10/kotek-drazan-face-off-in-first-debate-of-2026-oregon-governors-race.html 

Kotax won’t condemn DSA ideas abolishing police/prisons: https://oregoncatalyst.com/99553-kotek-stand-condemn-abolishing-police.html 

10 year cost per household of $350,000 is DSA agenda if adopted by Dem Congress/Dem Prez: https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/10-year-cost-of-democratic-socialist-policies-could-hit-350000-per-household-white-house-says-6097855?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1

Barred Owl killings begin today at taxpayer expense so Northern Spotted Owl can live. https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2026/10/barred-owl-killings-begin-in-oregon-under-controversial-federal-conservation-effort.html 

Communist Biden judge says it’s unconstitutional for Fed law to bar non citizen voting: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/10/commies-court-biden-judge-says-law-that-makes/ 

Economy adds 46,000 private sector jobs while losing 17,000 government jobs: https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/10/02/america-added-29000-jobs-in-september-unemployment-ticked-up-to-4-2/ 

ObamaCare ‘ghost’ enrollees cancelled by Trump saving 2.2B: https://thefederalist.com/2026/10/02/trump-admin-cancels-2-2-billion-in-phony-obamacare-enrollments-and-brokers-who-facilitated-them/ 

How do you like your tax dollars giving homeless people rides to the grocery store and other non emergency rides? 88 million in Portland alone. https://pdxreal.substack.com/p/portlands-88-million-homeless-taxi?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=2062en&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email 

Are Dems in OR paying for votes like apparently in TX? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/10/trump-doj-opens-investigation-texas-democrat-pac-after/  

Drazan still has slight lead over Kotax in latest large OR poll: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/09/poll-shows-drazan-kotek-running-nearly-even-in-race-for-oregon-governor.html 

Hoyle violates OR law as she lies about DeSpain in ads: damage is done and she will get away with it. https://oregoncatalyst.com/99540-cease-desist-rep-hoyles-false-ad.html 

Fishwrap wonders if ICE will surge into Portland like other sanctuary cities? https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/09/ice-initiates-immigration-enforcement-surge-in-sanctuary-cities-could-portland-be-among-its-targets.html 

Why is DHS continuing to fund Catholic Charities in TX even though they were allegedly complicit in child trafficking? https://x.com/AnthonyAguero/status/2105367891222909372 

Are you ok with data centers on Federal lands? https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/28/data-centers-proposed-on-federal-land-in-eastern-oregon-western-states/ 

Dem US Senators  want to ban data centers: https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/09/30/warren-pushes-data-center-moratorium-says-senate-dems-are-all-pretty-much-there-that-we-want-to-see-regulations/   

Leftist tech giants will once again kill free speech by using AI : https://thefederalist.com/videos/hemingway-leftist-tech-giants-monopolizing-ai-would-threaten-to-shut-down-free-speech/ 

Can Trump save the mid terms for Republicans? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/09/pollster-frank-luntz-delivers-more-bad-news-democrats/ 

Radical enviros sue every single time there is a federal timber sale awarded, which hurts rural communities and raises cost of lumber, not to mention allowing forests to burn completely down. https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/environment/2026/09/29/blm-appeals-a-judges-order-to-halt-logging-project-over-old-growth-protections/ 

Spencer Pratt “fight socialism Oregon” rally Oct 14th at Langdon Farms Golf Club and it’s free!! Register now! https://web.cvent.com/event/d2171557-ca26-43cc-8c3f-edf9156ae3b4/summary?utm_campaign=fightsocialismoregon&utm_medium=Redirect&utm_source=VanityURL 

Can Kotax’s massive money advantage save her? https://www.oregonjournalismproject.org/10-million-mystery-check-hangs-over-governors-race 

Drazan’s billboard says it all: https://oregoncatalyst.com/99500-drazan-debuts-kotekbigquestion-billboards.html 

Massive response to ODOT survey says fix the roads first! https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article317415132.html 

Follow up with Garry on his AI generated walking/driving list in WA co for low propensity voters:
Eco Freak insanity laid bare two Democrats about how protected Oregon forests are burning: https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/25/the-forests-oregon-protected-are-burning/ 

If DSA controlled Dem party had it’s way, Phil Knight wouldn’t be rich enough to give away a billion for a UofO engineering school: https://ceoworld.biz/2026/09/28/phil-knights-1-billion-oregon-gift-turns-nike-wealth-into-engineering-ambition/