"We were liberals in a conservative small town," Ms. Bunch said.

The Socialists are also optimistic that they can make advances in the traditionally conservative towns of the south.

The result sounded like nothing they'd ever heard before, and created a spark that ignited a powerful underground scene in the unlikely conservative southern town.

Connie, you people are way out in never-never land and this is a very conservative little town.

"This is a very conservative, family-oriented town, and most people don't want anything changed."

Such statements are quite new in Oberammergau, long a deeply conservative town.

And there's a piece that fears what could happen in this small conservative town.

It was a check job, too fancy to be stylish in a conservative town like Dalebury.

Gone is the combative, moody player who seemed hemmed in by his former team and a conservative town.

This relatively conservative town is absolutely safe at all hours, but it's not exactly boring.