Political Coffee 7-18-2024: What did you think of JD Vance's RNC VP acceptance speech last night? Joe will drop out cause donors demanding it and he may do it this weekend cause of Covid? ,Flags at half staff in memory of Peter Courtney, OR Senate/House R leaders demand Kotek fire Chiropractors exec director who retweeted assassination tweet, Rene Gonzalez gets more protection after death threats, Kotek wants to change funding formula to give more money to schools

What did you think of JD Vance’s speech at the RNC last night? https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/vance-working-class-gold-star-families-honored-takeaways-from-day-3-of-rnc-5688744?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=lead-story-0-title-0 

Rumor is that Joe will drop out of race cause mega donors are demanding it: https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2024/07/18/hollywood-megadonor-tom-strickler-threatens-vulnerable-senate-dems-publicly-abandon-biden-or-you-wont-get-another-dime/ 

Does Biden drop out this weekend? Covid excuse will be reason? https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/just-in-top-democrats-claim-biden-will-drop-out-this-weekend-mstef/ 

Flags at half staff to honor Peter Courtney: https://www.koin.com/news/politics/senator-peter-courtney-flags-half-staff-mast/ 

OR Senate/House Republican leaders demand Kotek fire Exec Director over assassination retweet: https://oregoncatalyst.com/79157-senate-house-leaders-call-kotek-fire-director-proassassination-comment.html 

The fix is in: OR DOJ wont prosecute Dem party leaders for FTX donation fraud: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/07/oregon-prosecutors-wont-charge-state-democratic-party-leaders-convicted-crypto-exec-with-breaking-campaign-finance-law.html 

Portland Mayoral candidate and city commissioner Gonzalez gets extra security because of death threats: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/07/portland-commissioner-already-provided-247-security-receives-enhanced-protection-following-online-threat.html 

Kotek wants to change school funding formula to get more money, but where’s it coming from? https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2024/07/after-portlands-teacher-strike-and-statewide-budget-cuts-kotek-backs-significant-changes-to-school-funding-formula.html