Do Tell.
You need to go back to sleep, kid. The point is not that the states are trying to get the money - everyone knows they've been trying to do that for about 20 years now.
The point is that using the phrase "state of emergency" is a way to attract attention and appear to position yourself to the right of where you actually are.
And it appears that it is working for them. "Perception is Reality" - common knowledge in sales. And that's what this gig is: a sales gimmick.
Thanks for the really tinky-winky insight ya had. Real Deep Thinker, ya are!
I'll take your word on the Cochise county official, but if you think the govs of NM and AZ, the democratic party, or Hillary are trying to take the issue away from the republicans, you are grasping straws.