Political Coffee 8-18-26: Can Dem infighting be used against them to win? Kotax blames Trump for everything, Bynum voted against insider stock trading ban, Deep Capture how bureaucrats run everything

Political Coffee with Jeff Kropf · Aug 18, 2026 · 43m

Can conservatives effectively use the OR Dems infighting to win in close races? https://oregoncatalyst.com/98675-oregon-democrat-infighting-wave-2.html

Kotax uses Trump to deflect blame for unaffordability: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/08/kotek-targets-trump-snap-cuts-as-she-builds-reelection-message.html

Blame for high prices is Biden/Kotax’s fault: Long before Trump: https://thefederalist.com/2026/08/18/blame-mostly-biden-for-high-prices-1/

Millionaire Congresswoman Bynum voted against stopping insider trading act…