The reason so many colleges and universities are liberal bastions is because education in a large, diverse atmosphere dispels the narrow minded dogma of insular small town conservatism. Actual interaction with new people and ideas as opposed to self reinforcing ideologies allows people to form independent thoughts and relearn their place in the world.
It also allows them to differentiate between opinion and fact.
Barking up the wrong tree. trump is the one that pardons felons.