Long term, the left controls academia so they often control how "educated" people evaluate things and make decisions.
The Republican establishment, yet again, put forward a flawed candidate who was not willing to do what he needed to do to win. They executed a campaign that didn't clearly define the candidate and and his program. They failed to take the fight to their opponent and went into a shell when Sandy hit - the same way McCain did when the financial crisis hit and he "suspended" his campaign. How much of this was Romney and how much of it was the people who ran the campaign we don't know.
The “educated” issue is interesting me.
I believe that these days more women are graduating college than men. They are probably more indoctrinated in the “nanny government” view pushed by the lefty profs.
This may be one “under the radar” voting shift. While the MSM will tell you it is about abortion or it is about reproductive rights it may be about something else that takes place behind the university walls—leftist indoctrination.
Look at the exit polls by age group in a state like NC.
The older folks voting R, the younger ones D. This is ironic since it is the young that will be hurt most by big government and huge deficits. They are voting against their interest, which means they have been tricked.