Re:The Disappearance of Conservative Commencement Speakers
by sk5t on Wednesday May 28, 2014 @11:32PM
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Interesting observation, but isn't this just a reflection of the fact that the Republican party is in a deep, deep hole with the sound majority of educated Americans?
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Re:The Disappearance of Conservative Commencement Speakers
by rjdagost on Wednesday May 28, 2014 @11:43PM
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If you define "educated" as being a college graduate, more educated people voted Republican than Democrat in the last presidential election:
http://www.statista.com/statistics/245886/voter-turnout-of-t...
Re:The Disappearance of Conservative Commencement Speakers
by fennecfoxen on Wednesday May 28, 2014 @11:38PM
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If by "educated Americans" you mean educated americans, no, not especially. If by "educated Americans" you mean college faculty, college staff and administrators, and young people active in campus politics, yes.
Re:The Disappearance of Conservative Commencement Speakers
by brc on Thursday May 29, 2014 @12:00AM
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Conservative doesn't necessarily equal Republican. Not all conservatives are Republicans and not all Republicans are conservative.
Certainly if taken at the true meaning of the word - value of traditions and institutions and opposed to change for changes sake - proper conservatives of different stripes can have something to offer for young graduates.