Political Coffee 5-28-26: Are tax increases the death knell of OR Dems? Portland city council illegally increases arts tax and does the ban on killing insects, rats, mice also hurt Dems in Nov?

Political Coffee with Jeff Kropf · May 28, 2026 · 41m

Are tax increases the Achilles heel of the Dems in OR? https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/05/oregons-may-voter-turnout-shattered-previous-records-and-1-wildly-unpopular-tax-gets-the-credit.html

Portland city council illegally increases arts tax paid by every person in the city: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/05/first-ever-increase-to-the-portland-arts-tax-passes.html

Is the ban on killing insects, rats and mice we will vote on in November an additional issue that hurts Dem candidates?…