Political Coffee with Jeff Kropf

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/    

Kotax and Drazan don’t debate in Portland, but hit eachother. Did anything standout? https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/24/oregon-governor-election-kotek-drazan-portland-forum/ Should Flock  cameras be banned in Oregon? https://www.opb.org/article/2026/09/24/oregon-flock-camera-police-privacy-automated-license-plate/