Is there something in the water? Jeb Bush just announced that he’ll give this year’s commencement address at Liberty University. He now joins the long line of Republicans – Ted Cruz, John McCain, Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, even his own father – in delivering remarks to the Liberty Flames.

Looks like all of our Republican presidential candidates (both past, present, and future) are lacking a little creativity and foresight. Somehow, of the 7,000 total colleges nationwide, only one stands out as a premiere destination for presidential candidates: Liberty University?

Don’t any of them realize that Liberty is one of the worst colleges in the country for poor and minority students?

High Price & High Debt

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Deplorable Black Graduation Rates Among VA Colleges

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Low Graduation Rates for Minority Students As Compared to Peers

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