The day after the election, Arizona Daily Star columnist and Pima County apologist, Tim Steller, claimed that conservative talkers, who opposed the $22 million plus? bond, had little influence due to the fact that Prop 415 is currently passing with 58.62 percent of the vote. However, not even the most popular talkers could compete with the propaganda machine operated by Pima County administrator Chuck Huckleberry and his crew.
Chuck’s crew had $1.26 available to spend on each vote, while the Stop Prop 415 Committee had approximately $0.011 (1.1¢) per vote.
The opposition to Prop 415 was not made up of deep pocketed contributors that could be coerced to pay to play. Quite the contrary, few wanted to contribute to the anti-PAWS cause because they didn’t want to jeopardize their future as players in the Pima County game. That’s the Pima County way!