{"id":5121,"date":"2020-11-04T04:32:14","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T04:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/2020\/11\/04\/texas-view-both-camps-lubbock\/"},"modified":"2020-11-04T04:32:14","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T04:32:14","slug":"texas-view-both-camps-lubbock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/texas-view-both-camps-lubbock\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas: A View From Both Camps in Lubbock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jason Corley (<em>pictured<\/em>, <em>below<\/em>), the Republican County Commissioner in Lubbock, denounced the media\u2019s optimism of Biden\u2019s potential, stating: \u201cThe media are not there to inform you, they are there to sell you advertisements.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Whereas the Democratic Chair in Lubbock, Gracie Gomez, opened the call by saying that \u201cthings are anxiously optimistic,\u201d in the Biden camp.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-5118\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/jason_corley-source-ballotopedia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Over the last decade, changing demographics in the State of Texas have led to closer and closer electoral outcomes between the two main political parties. \u201cTexas hasn\u2019t always been Republican\u201d said&nbsp;Corley, as he began to reflect on the Lone Star state\u2019s journey to becoming a traditional red stronghold.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTexas is still part of the Bible Belt; religious traditions live deep here. People are not willing to shift their beliefs in line with the increasing liberal views of the Democratic party, so they switched to Republican, this goes back to Reagan.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As the conversation shifted towards the possible violent implications that may arise from the result, the County Commissioner struck a more optimistic and hopeful tone before he departed, saying: \u201cIn Lubbock, we are a little less prone to violence over political issues. We are not as densely packed as cities where you have a greater problem.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s not like New York or Minneapolis where you\u2019re probably going to have some problems. I think we\u2019ll be alright\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During her time on the call Gomez (<em>pictured, below<\/em>) discussed a multitude of issues, starting with the hotly debated issue of mail-in ballots \u2013 the use of which been criticised by many Republican officials. She said: \u201cIf people mailed in their ballots in a timely manner then those need to be counted, they can\u2019t be challenged because they weren\u2019t counted by midnight election night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-5119\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/gracie-gomez-source-lubbock-avalanche-journal.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"279\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gomez who is the daughter of two Mexican parents, one of whom came to the United States illegally, was asked about allegations that the Latino community may be shaken by claims from the Republicans that Biden is a socialist.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s hard for me to understand Hispanics here voting against what I feel are our best interests. The whole deal of socialism is a fear push and it\u2019s been used as a fear tactic, and it holds no water.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As discussion turned towards generational gaps and the potential rise in first time votes from the youth, John Gibson (<em>below<\/em>), the&nbsp;Democratic candidate for the 84<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;District,&nbsp;stated: \u201cI think that we are going through a generational shift \u2013 the Boomers, the Gen Xer\u2019s and on the other hand the Millennials and the Gen Z\u2019s. Older people on one side and younger on the other.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I hope that it\u2019s impactful, it\u2019s the first election my son has been able to vote in and I said to him: \u2018may you live in uninteresting times.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-5120\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/john-gibson-source-zoom.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/john-gibson-source-zoom.png 2000w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/john-gibson-source-zoom-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/john-gibson-source-zoom-1024x573.png 1024w, 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