Posted on 11/04/2004 5:17:00 PM PST by cilbupeR_eerF
We're still trying to figure it out too.
I'm not a Coloradan, but I heard about Salazar running a campaign commercial that said Coors (the company) sponsored some kind of gay festival in Canada. Basically, it was guilt by association.
Wasnt Coors going to do something out there regarding taxes that was not a good move? I am not sure, am asking...
It was so close too.
One last push in the final days of the election could have done it.
To be honest, I watch his debate on Meet the Press, he just didn't have it upstairs. His answers were not thought out and he couldn't articulate a reason to vote for him.
Salazar's career is in public service, Coor's is not - a business heir, little more. Folks just didn't buy it.
Maybe conservatives took a look at some of the filthy Coors ads and saw what kind of 'conservative' he is.
Did I not read earlier in the campaign that he did not know the name of the Chief Justice of the US, or something along those lines? Sounds a little embarrassing. Maybe they would have been better off if Bob Schaffer had won the primary.
Coors sponsored a lesbian bash in Canada recently. Considering the gay bashing that went on by the American voters this last tuesday, I'd say that played a large part.
He's viewed as one of the "super-rich" elite, even though he isnt quite in that category. His company has very liberal policies such as benefits covering same-sex partners and I even believe covering abortion. If this was a "values" election there's some reasons you could find in there.
Plus, Denver has a huge hispanic population now and they probably went 1 and all for Salazar. It's a bad loss for us, but Salazar cant stray too far to the left in this state so it's not as bad as it could have been.
As I understand it from a weekend host on 850 KOA Denver, Pete Coors'brewing company associated with alcohol, Coors Brewing sponsoring Gay Pride marches around the country and in Canada, and his wanting to lower the drinking age to 18 played a small part in his loss. It basically turned off the morality vote.
Coors Brewing is a big sponsor of Gay causes/events. That's why I stopped drinking their beer.
Salazar will be just another Tom Daschle. Presumed Conservative at home and Liberal as all hell in DC.
Uh, because his beer tastes like liquid feces?
Cause the other guy got more votes?
1,009,616 votes for Salazar (51%)
936,682 votes for Coors (47%)
I wasn't aware of "gay bashing" but did witness 11 states overwhelmingly declare that marriage is to be between a man and a woman. 8 of those states also banned so-called "civil unions" of same sex couples.
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