15-49 Democrats Starting to Panic? No Gas Tax Blowing up Oregon Dems
Show 15-49 Summary: We talk with Oregon State Rep., Ed Diehl, about the phenomenal No Gas Tax petition effort to get insight on why it’s been so successful, with nearly double their goal and well ahead of schedule. We also get a behind-the-scenes look at what insiders said why it would never work, and the dirty tricks unions, Democrats, and Governor Kotek used to try to derail it — and could still use to derail it. Plus, some scandals in other blue states that almost certainly have happened here, and how they are doing it. Thanks to the fraud gateway Elon Musk uncovered.
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Air Dates: December 6th & 7th, 2025 | Guest: Representative Ed Diehl
No Gas Tax Signatures Explode Beyond Wildest Expectations
How can you tell when elected Democrats start to panic? When they blame someone else for the problems they created. How can you tell when elected Democrats aren’t starting to panic? When they blame someone else for the problems they created.
This week, we talk with Rep. Ed Diehl (HD-17) about the phenomenal signature gathering effort to get insight on why it’s been so successful. As of our interview, they already have more than double their goal and way ahead of schedule. It has been a true grassroots effort, with zero paid signature gatherers.
Haven’t signed yet? Visit NoTaxOR.com
We also get a behind-the-scenes look at what insiders were saying why it would fail—and the dirty tricks unions, democrats, and Governor Kotek used to try to derail it. And dirty tricks they could still use to derail it. So much for Democrats being for “democracy,” right?
And then there are the scandals in other blue states that almost certainly have happened here, ones we already know happened here, and how they are doing it. Plus, the Far Left’s political strategy on “affordability” and the “fraud gateway” that Elon Musk’s DOGE uncovered.
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Show Notes: Research, Links Mentioned & Additional Info
- The No Gas Tax petition website is NoTaxOR.com. Haven’t signed? There is still time to do so. Find signature-gathering locations near you.
- The Lies democrats tell. Remember the “fake electors” scandal — and the lawsuits that followed? Including Fani Willis’s prosecution? Yeah. It was based on a lie. “Requiem for a scandal” (Washington Examiner, December 1, 2025)
- The fraud gateway: “Elon Musk Details DOGE’s Most Shocking Discoveries — and Why AI Is Key to Solving the Debt Crisis” (Joe Rogan Experience Clips, YT Channel, Nov 1, 2025)
- Kotek Strikes Back as Gas Tax Petition Hits 150,000 (KDOV, FB post, Dec 1, 2025)
- Explosive signature gathering weekend (Oregon Catalyst, Nov 24, 2025)
- 3 big ODOT resignations this month (Stop the Gas Tax, Nov 24, 2025)
- Over 150K signatures collected to put Oregon transportation bill up for vote, group says (KPTV Fox 12, Nov 25, 2025)