I believe fiscal conservatism is a valid barometer. I just don't think Prop 76 was conservative.
It's little wonder why so many conservatives stayed home.
At the last minute, I found that I would have to be out of the county this week and unable to vote, so I drove across town to Norwalk to the county registrar on Sunday to find an early voting machine. I voted for 73, 74, and 75. They were close, but not close enough.
Show me any other measure on the ballot or on the floor of the Legislature that would have been more fiscally conservative. Go ahead.