This is interesting because as I think about it I know quite a bit of people that are very intelligent, higher level education than just the standard 4 year college degree, do very well in their high paying job and are overall, in my opinion a very smart individual. Unfortunately, it is all book smarts and not a lick of street smarts. These same people are all also very liberal/progressive in their views.
Well, fortunately she leans to the conservative side. During her college years she lived with us quite a bit so we had the opportunity to mold her mind.