The Arizona Daily Star reports the Pima County GOP saw such a bump in interest after all the national attention for the Glock raffle that Shaw decided to throw another weapon on the auction block. The paper reports the GOP "subsequently raffled a deer rifle" after the Glock fundraiser went so well.
It's worth noting that Shaw's critics on both sides of the aisle told TPM last week that a rifle auction would probably never have drawn the criticism the Glock auction did in gun-friendly Arizona. With a local election a day away in Pima County's biggest city, Tucson -- which residents refer to as "the Berkeley of Arizona" -- the Star reports city Republcians are sprinting away from the county GOP's fundraising decisions.
"When you have a slate of candidates who are already trying to generate some name recognition, in a city where they are out-registered by 2-to-1, and you tie a Glock to their tail, you've pretty much shown that you don't understand the dynamics of the area," Tucson councilperson Steve Kozachik (R) told the paper. He "characterized [the Glock auction] as 'incredibly stupid,'" the paper reports.
Once again, Tuscon Republicans are walling themselves off from the Pima County GOP as fast as they can, because even Republicans think this is a horrible idea. Even worse however is the message this sends: a morbid attempt to raise money off supporting firearms rights after a Congresswoman was shot in the head just eight months ago seems at best inappropriately creepy and at worst, a loud and unmistakeable threat to other Democrats.
The fact they are doing this twice now makes me believe the truth is far closer to the latter.
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