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<p>Knew several people who attended Notre Dame back in the '80s and '90s who started out as socially/politically conservative doctrinaire Catholics who transitioned into becoming socially/politically radical liberal(left of the Green Party) non-Catholics or in some cases…even secular atheists. Even given the subsequent campus cultural mismatch and the hostility their change engendered…they felt their transitioning of social, political, and religious views away from the campus mainstream was no reason to give up the great academics and robust school spirit/alum networking opportunities of their undergrad college. Also, why go through the time and trouble of transferring out if one likes other aspects of the college and can stick it out till graduation?</p>
<p>Also, there are several Oberlin alums who are prominent conservative Republican politicians/associated with GOP causes…and they attended Oberlin during a period when it had a far more radically left campus social/political culture than it does now.* I believe one Oberlin alum commenter here on CC even mentioned being a Republican-oriented voter. </p>
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<li>When I was there in the '90s…the Green Party was considered “too right wing” and “not radical enough” by many undergrad classmates. That doesn’t seem to be the case anymore.</li>
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