Political Coffee 2-29-2024: 2 game changing opportunities for OR Repubs to win hearts and minds, Portland sued for fatal car crash by homeless camp intersection obstruction, MC still not using homeless tax funds, Campaign for open primaries fails, all but 7 OR counties are sanctuary counties and radical Illinois judge removes Trump from the ballot

Game changing opportunity #1 for Republicans to win hearts and minds with new poll showing 76% of Portland Metro voters oppose: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/survey-most-portlanders-oppose-freeway-tolls/283-84c6c398-5a9e-4ef1-b533-549c65764b95 Game changer #2: SB1583 removes parents rights and local school board control of not allowing pornography in schools: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/survey-most-portlanders-oppose-freeway-tolls/283-84c6c398-5a9e-4ef1-b533-549c65764b95 Portland being sued for fatal car crash because of allowing homeless tents to block view of intersection: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/portland-sued-homeless-tents-blocking-drivers-southeast-powell-blvd/283-92e69c6c-5a83-4349-8a3e-fec9237e6d26 MC still not using massive homeless tax funds and Metro wants to claw it back: https://www.wweek.com/news/2024/02/28/new-figures-show-multnomah-county-still-isnt-using-the-homeless-services-tax-money-metro-covets/ Campaign for open primaries fails again: https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/briefs/campaign-to-open-oregon-primaries-suspends-signature-gathering/ OR counties that ICE says are sanctuary counties: only 7 are not. https://cis.org/Map-Sanctuary-Cities-Counties-and-States Radical Illinois judge removes Trump from ballot: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/breaking-radical-illinois-judge-kicks-president-trump-states/