Given the rather shady list of grads, it appears that Occidental College is an “Accidental” college.
What a bunch of losers.
Guess their grads qualify for such exciting positions as clueless presidents (we all know quals for president were long ago removed), managers for General Motors, hedge fund executives, and other positions of ill-repute.
But... if you were going to create a "community organizer" to troll the bottom dregs of our society, that is where you would go to recruit. Find the weakest college with the lowest standards to enter and use it as a springboard. Your benefactor would then guarantee your entrance into higher places as you gained a foothold.
After that, move to the easiest place on earth to get into politics- the south side of Chicago. After recruiting the progressive left of California, work on the progressive left of the Unions and Chicago politics.