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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCoca-Cola Dumps Trump And Declines To Sponsor The Republican Convention
In February ColorOfChange sent letters to Coca-Cola, Google, Xerox, Adobe Systems, AT&T, and Cisco Systems asking them not to support the Republican National Convention if Donald Trump was the nominee. Coke has responded by backing away slowly from the crazy that is the sure to be the Republican convention, where Donald Trump has promised "riots" if he is not nominated.
In February ColorOfChange sent letters to Coca-Cola, Google, Xerox, Adobe Systems, AT&T, and Cisco Systems asking them not to support the Republican National Convention if Donald Trump was the nominee. Pressure has been increasing and Coke has responded by backing away slowly from the crazy that is the sure to be the Republican convention, where Donald Trump has promised riots if he is not nominated.
The New York Times reported that Coca-Cola has heard the complaints brought by ColorofChange and has already declined to sponsor the Republican National Convention to the same level of $600,000.00 as they did in 2012. In fact, they had donated $75,000.00 and they have no plans to donate more.
Why? ColorofChange has a more than 100,000 signatures on a petition demanding that the companies that sponsor the convention decline to do so this year, including Google, Walmart, Xerox, and Apple.
http://www.politicususa.com/2016/03/30/coca-cola-declines-sponsor-republican-national-convention-hate.html
Ghost in the Machine
(14,912 posts)BigBearJohn
(11,410 posts)Rhiannon12866
(202,970 posts)LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,538 posts)Rhiannon12866
(202,970 posts)RussBLib
(8,984 posts)it will rot your gut
wildbilln864
(13,382 posts)Bad Dog
(2,025 posts)Republicans, FIFA, international athletics. Soon there won't be anything left.
Xolodno
(6,330 posts)Something I observed, when it came to sponsorship of sporting events....Pepsi was always willing to lay the money down on high profile. So coke often ended up getting the less visibility events.
But, Coke was always willing to drop the money when it came to shelf space and position at stores and high traffic theme parks. Plus they heavily go after restaurants.
Bad Dog
(2,025 posts)It wasn't what was advertised, they flew her over 1st class then expected her to sleep on the floor and work as a skivvy. She walked out, got a job in downtown Istanbul and converted everyone she met to Pepsi. I drink Pepsi because it's cheaper.
AxionExcel
(755 posts)joshcryer
(62,265 posts)In at least a century. He's not capable of winning. He may not even win a single state with how bad it's going to be. You can't nominate a candidate based upon the whims of a small subset of people.
MADem
(135,425 posts)Using their economic cudgel on the Government of Georgia, threatening with Disney and others to leave the state, was a rather ethical stance to take as well/
http://www.syracuse.com/us-news/index.ssf/2016/03/nathan_deal_pat_mccrory.html
pampango
(24,692 posts)Black communities as well as women and people with disabilities.
He has inspired violent attacks on peaceful protesters and journalists and all the while has continued to be given a free pass by much of mainstream media and corporate sponsors. This is not business as usual and corporations should not continue to treat it as such.
But ColorofChange wants more than just not donating more money to the actual convention. They want companies to pull advertisements and promotions as well, We are glad that Coca-Cola is choosing to do the right thing, by rethinking what will surely be a international platform for more hate and intolerance."
Gothmog
(143,999 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)Republicans are flush with cash, $500,000 to try to shut-up just one of Cruzes loose Woman. Republicans don't need cash sponsors.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,283 posts)kentauros
(29,414 posts)saturnsring
(1,832 posts)lpbk2713
(42,696 posts)But they can't do it if their brand is associated with Donald Chump.
rockfordfile
(8,682 posts)The fact they were going sponsor the Republican convention still says a lot. A convention of fascist, racist, and bigots.
MADem
(135,425 posts)Everyone already hates Walmart, so whatever....
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/31/us/politics/donald-trump-republican-national-convention.html