Why Arizona Flipped On Gay Marriage
CBS:
What happened between 2006, when Proposition 107 was narrowly rejected, and 2008, when Proposition 102 breezed through? . . .
Cathi Herrod, president of the conservative Center for Arizona Policy, told me the length and complexity of the ballot initiative cost the “yes” campaign between 5 and 11 percent of the vote [in 2006]. . .
In last month’s vote, the proponents of Prop. 102 shed their financial disadvantage, receiving over $7 million in contributions and swamping the mere $600,000 raised by the opposition. And they ran what Herrod describes as a “first class campaign,” with five television ads and even more radio spots . . .