The campii of MIT and Harvard are relatively conservative but it is the ne'er do-wells like BC, BU, NU, Simmons, Merrimack, Wellesley, Babson, Holy Cross...etc that really twist this state.
Personal Anecdote-> I know why 6 people left: A young couple with 4 kids recently had an sister inlaw read queer kiddie lit to their kids, behind their back. Solution set: The young mother basically told Massachusetts hubby that she is going back to Texas with the kids and he, of course, was encouraged to come along.
Do Not underestimate the fudge packer quotient.
I actually was day dreaming of going back to Dallas the other week.
Pio in Fagochusetts.
That's funny, I went to Boston over the New Year and noticed way too many metros and guys who looked like wimpy dorks who would jump in front of their mother if the Shiite ever went down.
You're right - lots of liberal college kids in Boston. I have a friend who calls them matriculating fornicators - or maybe it's fornicating matriculators. LOL