Ok, i am not the biggest Mike fan, but i am going to defend him for a minute.
Mike used to be a republican. As he got older and increased his knowledge, he has become more of an independent i guess.
Lately (last 2-3 years), Dan who used to be more of an independent, has become more openly left leaning.
Mike who is the Executive producer of the show feels like the show gets "woke" alot (the fans complain alot on twitter and Reddit). To balance this out, Mike feels the need to play devil's advocate sometimes. It probably comes natural to him bcos he used to think this way (and maybe probably still does)
Still Fuck Mike, but he is not MAGA, Just right leaning...
Been listening nonstop to this show since 2005 and this is perfectly accurate