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> They admit quite a number of conservative people... Nope. Fewer than 10% of students are conservative.[0] > and even their more left people are pretty cente

• feet 4y ago
  >conservatives outnumber liberals by ~40% in the general population! [1] You seem to have misunderstood the article you cited, from the article: >The percentage calling themselves conservative has been steadier over time and, at 36%, is the same today as in 1992.
  • trention 4y ago
    No, he hasn't. Conservatives are 0.36 of the general population, which is ~40% higher than the 0.25 that are liberals.
• legitster 4y ago
  > There is no pretending that this is an accident, given that conservatives outnumber liberals by ~40% in the general population! Age and conservatism are largely linked, so I would take this with a grain of salt as your average college class is going to be very young.
  • marcusverus 4y ago
    You are entirely correct. I found a Pew study[0] that breaks down the political leanings of Millennials, and it tracks very closely to the Harvard numbers: 57% fall into either "Consistently Liberal" or "Mostly Liberal", while only ~12% fall into "Consistently Conservative" or "Mostly Conservative". [0]https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2018/03/01/the-generation-gap-in-american-politics/030118_o_5/ https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2018/03/01/the-generati...
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• thatfrenchguy 4y ago
  Reread my previous message, what those people identify as and their actual politics and views on policies are very very different.