It's because the highly educated spend such a vast amount of time discovering how little they know that they realize their opinion is worth almost nothing... an

It's because the highly educated spend such a vast amount of time discovering how little they know that they realize their opinion is worth almost nothing... and through this learn to realize that everyone else's opinions are just as valid. This seems to be a very liberal stance. As long as you're not forcing your political beliefs on me, or anyone else, I'm okay with you. I obviously can't speak for everyone, but I feel that people on the extreme ends of each wing are crazy selfish and want everything their own way without considering anyone else. It's not just that the highly educated lean towards liberal, it's also that those who spend the time and effort educating themselves tend to be much more moderate than those on either end of the political spectrum. The more moderate Republicans tend to appear more educated. The more moderate Liberals tend to appear more educated. The highly educated appear to be more readily able to find common ground and compromise with one another than those who are not so highly educated.