Political Coffee 2-2-26: First Gov forum straw poll results, money race for Gov, Kotax's do nothing pro illegal alien EO, Kotax's bad presser last week, Trump tells blue cities they can ask for help with riots, Insurrection Act stats, immigration law

Political Coffee with Jeff Kropf · Feb 2, 2026 · 37m

First OR Gov’s candidates forum: Straw poll had Diehl at 75 votes, Dudley at 29, Bethell at 28 and Lowe at 8: https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/01/31/we-can-get-this-done-oregon-republican-candidates-make-first-pitch-for-governors-race/

Money race for Gov so far: https://oregoncatalyst.com/94360-governors-race-money-raised.html

Kotax signs a do nothing illegal alien get out jail free EO: https://oregoncatalyst.com/94346-kotek-signs-immigration-enforcement-executive-order.html

Kotax couldn’t answer questions at presser last week…