Denver November 2004 Election
Peter Coors' run for the U.S. Senate from Colorado, along with his stance supporting the constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, has given new life to a national boycott against Coors beer, according to the Rocky Mountain News [June 7, 2004, "Coors boycott revived"]. From the article, "The boycott began as a protest of the Coors Brewing Co.'s anti-union position, and quickly grew to include gay outrage over company lie-detector tests that asked whether prospective employees were homosexual. The boycott faded after the company reversed itself in 1995 and began supporting high-profile gay causes and offering its gay employees a host of benefits. But now Pete Coors has angered the gay community with his support for a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage. Meanwhile, former Congressman Bob Schaffer, his opponent in the Republican primary race, has made much of the Coors brewery's gay-friendly workplace policies. Both Coors and the company have issued statements stressing their independence of each other. The message doesn't seem to be getting across. Not for lack of trying. Indeed, the company is taking steps to bolster its image in the gay community. In addition to last week's statement by CEO Leo Kiely distancing the company from Pete Coors' positions, the brewery is placing full-page ads in gay newspapers and magazines around the country."
Here's a short piece about last Saturday's Republican State Assembly, from the Rocky Mountain News [June 7, 2004, "Schaffer shakes convention with win"]. From the article, "It was supposed to be a display of Republican unity. Instead, the weekend's Republican State Convention featured boos and catcalls - directed at Gov. Bill Owens, whose jilting of Bob Schaffer in favor of Pete Coors remains raw - and a scolding by U.S. Rep. Scott McInnis."
The Denver Post editorial staff writes about Bob Schaffer's momentum coming out of the Republican State Assembly, [June 7, 2004, "Republican Schaffer builds steam"]. From the editorial, "Seven weeks ago when Pete Coors announced he was running for the U.S. Senate with the Gov. Bill Owens' backing, many wondered when former Congressman Bob Schaffer would drop out of the race. But with Schaffer's big win at Saturday's Republican state convention, it's now Coors who's back on his heels searching for some traction. Schaffer's well-oiled grass-roots campaign rolled through the convention, picking up top line on the primary ballot and some important momentum heading into the long summer campaign." Heh.
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