I have visited Davidson, and I would say that it leans more liberal. The college really tries to open up political discourse. Davidson, as with many other colleges and universities, is still far from creating a place that is all about political discourse. I would say that Davidson is unique in that the small liberal arts college leans liberal but resides in a more conservative state (kind of because NC is becoming more of a swing state). Anyways, among all the campus visits I have had (Grinnell, Denison, Whitman, F&M), I would say that Davidson is the best at allowing free speech and political discourse. Some colleges and universities just won’t and can’t accept conservative opinions. However, Davidson is like anywhere else. There will be radical liberals and conservatives who can’t articulate their perspectives in a respectful manner or express themselves according to their perspectives. One of which was a high ranking official at Davidson. When she talked about political discouse, she argued that people with pro-life, anti-gay marriage, anti-immigration, pro-gun, and religious perspectives were wrong and that the college will accept the students in order to crush their perspectives (this is not word for word but it is what she literally was saying). This almost made me lose interest in Davidson, but this one person was not the embodiment of the people at Davidson. Even though she has such a radical view that was expressed offensively, we the perspective students were able to have a discourse with her. We basically showed her how flawed and offensive her remarks were even though she didn’t change them. We also kind of roasted her, only a little bit. Anyways, I would actually feel safe at Davidson College to express my conservative leaning beliefs and perspectives. Of course, my beliefs aren’t super radical. I would also be willing to support my beliefs and perspectives with factual evidence and logic rather than resorting to name-calling, mood swings, and rage. It is a unique college that has people who are willing to have a political discourse rather than trying to hinder free speech, become violent, or become overly managing.