Political Coffee with Jeff Kropf

Can Drazen win the Republican primary by being nice versus someone who is more edge and a bit Trumpian? : https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2025/08/13/drazan-tests-waters-for-2026-run/   Not business friendly? OR unemployment goes up higher than national rate : https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2025/08/13/drazan-tests-waters-for-2026-run/   Is Trump leading a successful counterrevolution? https://ww...

Mark Cook interview about how OR could hand count elections without machines : https://handcountroadshow.org/   Kotek blames Trump for OR possibly losing 15B in Fed money : https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/oregon-federal-budget-cuts-trump-big-bill-medicaid-kotek-snap/283-fc8bc177-a00d-4736-bb56-5e1249015198   Fact checking Kotek’s claims about Trump 15B loss : https://or...

Kotek’s adding insult to injury: paddle boarders will pay an additional $10 to park at a state park in addition to their new $20 fee . https://oregoncatalyst.com/89836-paddleboard-fee-park-fee-hike.html   Tina wants a lot more of your money : https://oregoncatalyst.com/90003-lars-larson-tax-em-big-tinas-plans-labor-state-day-weekend.html   Tracy Cramer runs for Senate District #11, Thatcher’s seat...

Will you fight back against politicians raising your cost of living based on ODOT’s lies? Send this to your House/Senate legislators and demand no new taxes and ask for a complete ODOT audit. https://cityobservatory.org/odots-big-lie-about-transportation-spending/   Legislators don’t have 1st amendment rights after all : https://www.koin.com/news/portland/i-5-bridge-projects-advance-metro-approve-...

Does fairness matter to you? In tax policy and justice? https://oregoncatalyst.com/89688-notorious-rioter-handslap.html   Trump’s admin finds millions that are double dipping from Medicaid : https://thefederalist.com/2025/07/30/administration-finds-millions-of-individuals-double-enrolled-in-taxpayer-funded-coverage/   FBI gets caught burying smoking gun thumb drives: https://www.thegatewaypundit.c...

Former Sen Dennis Linthicum interview on upcoming special session:  No gun law would have stopped the Manhattan shooter : https://archive.is/lgXm6   Prosecute the person who left the 3 yr old boy to die in a hot car while in state custody : https://people.com/3-year-old-boy-dies-after-being-left-in-hot-car-by-the-department-of-human-resources-who-took-him-away-from-his-father-11778946   Rayfield t...

 Drazan makes the case that there’s no need for a special session as emergency funds can fill the gap. Does that mean R’s aren’t going to show up? https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025/07/opinion-use-emergency-funding-account-to-prevent-odot-layoffs.html Kotek still wants a massive cost of living increase in a watered down transportation tax increase. https://kobi5.com/news/top-stories/governor-...

Drazan makes the case that there’s no need for a special session as emergency funds can fill the gap. Does that mean R’s aren’t going to show up? https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025/07/opinion-use-emergency-funding-account-to-prevent-odot-layoffs.html Kotek still wants a massive cost of living increase in a watered down transportation tax increase . https://kobi5.com/news/top-stories/governor-...

Are you willing to pay more at the pump in exchange for getting rid of tolling? https://djcoregon.com/news/2025/07/21/oregon-toll-repeal-special-session-meek/   ODOT can’t use specific road dollars to backfill their management budget hole, guaranteeing a special session to raise your cost of living : https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2025/07/21/odot-cant-use-cash-from-projects-to-avert-layoffs/   H...

Political Coffee Klatch tonight, 6-8pm at Bo and Vine restaurant in Salem with Nick Stark about how we defeated Oregon’s largest tax increase and TPUSA high school and college coordinators about the success they are having.  How you can use the $20 paddle board/ inner tube permit fee to wake people up! https://oregoncatalyst.com/89514-20-boat-permit-paddle-board-oregon.html   OR website on fees :...

What kind of elected official do you want to represent you? Hit piece on Kevin Mannix is wrong : https://www.wweek.com/news/2025/07/16/a-veteran-gop-lawmaker-sided-with-democrats-on-transportation-why/   Rep Cate to run for state senate seat: Will she walk out to protect your rights? https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/07/oregon-representative-announces-run-for-state-senate.html   Is America...

Kotek scrambles to save union ODOT jobs by punishing you with layoffs and raising your taxes : https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2025/07/13/as-kotek-scrambles-to-save-odot-union-jobs-here-are-positions-being-cut-and-vacated/   Actual ODOT jobs being cut : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NnnfWZP7_9AdorcoJHZq1dnYYTisAil_/view   Rep Mannix files anti crime citizens initiative : https://oregoncatalyst...

Portland Metro spent 728M last year on homeless and the population nearly doubled : https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/07/heres-how-much-was-spent-on-homeless-services-in-the-portland-area-last-year.html   Merkley announce re election : https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/07/us-sen-jeff-merkley-will-run-for-reelection-in-2026.html   WH accuses Fed Chairman Powell of mismanaging Fed $: h...