Denver November 2004 Election
Candidates for Denver District Attorney will try to woo voters today at noon, downtown at the Brown Palace, and at 8:00PM at the Cherry Creek Neighborhood association.
Bob Schaffer and Peter Coors squared off in the first two debates of the GOP primary season yesterday, according to the Denver Post [May 25, 2004, "Détente, then sharp disputes"]. Schaffer pointed out that the Coors corporation initially opposed TABOR however the candidates agree on most issues. From the article, "Another key difference was Coors' call for a special court system - similar to Colorado's water court - to handle legal disputes in health care. Both men said unchecked class-action suits are driving up the cost of health care...They support making the Bush administration's cuts permanent. They called for giving parents more choices. They would end amnesty programs for illegal immigrants. They would permit oil drilling on federal land...Agreed that the U.S. Constitution should be amended to recognize marriage as the union of a man and a woman. Blamed the government's regulatory and tax burdens for forcing companies to move jobs overseas. Supported the Bush administration's efforts to fight terrorism abroad. Called for giving parents the power to choose private or public schools with vouchers." Here's another story from the Post [May 25, 2004, "Few disputes as GOP Senate candidates debate"] and the coverage from the Rocky Mountain News [May 25, 2004, "Coors, Schaffer share viewpoints"].
Meanwhile Attorney General, Ken Salazar, called on his opponents to keep the U.S. Senate race positive, according to the Denver Post [May 25, 2004, "Democrat Salazar asks for positive campaigns"]. From the article, "Democratic candidate Ken Salazar on Monday challenged his rivals in the U.S. Senate race to sign a pledge to run positive campaigns. Salazar's campaign e-mailed the oath to his Democratic opponent Mike Miles, who scored a surprise upset at Saturday's state assembly, and to Republicans Pete Coors and Bob Schaffer."
Both GOP candidates are now on record as supporting an amendment stating that marriage should only be between a man and a woman, according to the Rocky [May 25, 2004, "Coors says he'd support proposal to ban gay marriages"]. From the article, "George Stillings, president of the Colorado chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans, a gay GOP group, said his organization was troubled by Coors' support of the amendment. The Adolph Coors Co.'s policies extending benefits to same-sex partners led the group to think Coors was a candidate it might endorse, Stillings said. Schaffer, who supports the amendment, never was under consideration for endorsement by the group, Stillings said. Coors said he would only support the amendment as written by U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave of Colorado."
Control of the State Senate is within reach, Democrats believe, according to the Rocky Mountain News [May 25, 2004, "Dems gun for Senate"]. They only identify one race that includes Denver, Senate District 28 (Arapahoe, Denver counties), featuring Republican Bruce Cairns and Democrat Suzanne Williams.
Update: So far Ken Salazar, and Peter Coors have signed the positive campaign pleadge. Mike Miles' spokesperson has said the Miles will most likely sign. No official word yet from Bob Schaffer. Information above is from Colorado Luis.
Update: The Durham, North Carolina, Herald-Sun is hosting weblogs for local candidates. What a great idea. How about it Denver Post? You already have Bloghouse set up. You could give each candidate a weblog or link to all of the candidates (1) that already have one.
Update: MakesMeRalph: "Campaigns & Elections magazine recently analyzed polling firms and their records in the 2002 cycle. Out of 159 polls they examined, C&E found that the pollsters were off by 2.4%. That doesn't sound like a lot. However..."
Update: Here's a screen shot of the Salazar document.
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