Lubbock, TX mentioned in the WSJ, article about Bush Options

[jonathan83]

http://online.wsj.com/article/declarations.html

here's a snippet (towards the bottom):

Here's some comfort for him, for all Democrats. In Lubbock, Texas – Lubbock Comma Texas, the heart of Texas conservatism – they dislike President Bush. He has lost them. I was there and saw it. Confusion has been followed by frustration has turned into resentment, and this is huge. Everyone knows the president's poll numbers are at historic lows, but if he is over in Lubbock, there is no place in this country that likes him. I made a speech and moved around and I was tough on him and no one – not one – defended or disagreed. I did the same in North Carolina recently, and again no defenders. I did the same in Fresno, Calif., and no defenders, not one.

I never thought about Lubbock being the heart of Texas conservatism, but I guess it makes sense.

[Testm0nkey]

i was under the impression midland odessa was like half the population of lubbock. they dont even have a decent hospital

amarillo is way not conservative and witchita (spelling i dont know) falls may not be too conservative either. way too many pissed off military personnel id think. and besides those are there any other "big" cities in this area?

but yeah id agree abiliene (spelling) is pretty nutjob conservative but that much more than lubbock?

[jonathan83]

i was under the impression midland odessa was like half the population of lubbock. they dont even have a decent hospital

wikipedia says the combined population of midland/odessa is 251,000. lubbock is like 200,000.

anyway, tech makes lubbock less conservative though. anytime you have a big state university in a city, i think it does that.
on the other hand, abilene just has 3 private christian universities, so it has the total opposite effect..it just makes it more conservative.

i wouldnt call either populatoin nutjob weirdos though. unless you'd call really liberal cities the same thing. just opposite sides of the spectrum.