Ultimately, I solved this as described here: http://drupal.stackexchange.com/a/38624/5147

It turns out that using a views template file is a much easier, more maintainable, less complicated solution.

Ultimately, I solved this as described here: https://drupal.stackexchange.com/a/38624/5147

It turns out that using a views template file is a much easier, more maintainable, less complicated solution.