Conversation so far:
What did this do fo Mike Judge?
Despite his King of the Hill protagonist Hank Hill being identifiable as a conservative and his The Goode Family.
What did this do?
essentially a satire of many liberal precepts, Judge avoids discussing his political leanings.
The Goode Family has been described as a conservative show.
What did this do to him next?
In reviewing Idiocracy, Salon stated, "Judge's gimlet eye is so ruthless that at times his politics seem to border on South Park libertarianism.
What did this do for him?
Judge's gimlet eye is so ruthless that at times his politics seem to border on South Park libertarianism.
What did he do?
A writer for the libertarian magazine Reason seems to agree, comparing King of the Hill to the anti-authoritarian point of view of South Park and The Simpsons.
What did this do for him?
though he calls the show more populist, noting the disdain King of the Hill seems to have for bureaucrats, professionals, and big-box chains.
What did this do for him?
Still, Judge denies having political messages in his shows, saying in an IGN interview about King of the Hill.
What did this lead to?
it's more social than political I guess you'd say, because that's funnier.
I don't really like political reference humor that much.

Question: Why was this so bad?
Self-contained rewrite: Why was not having political reference humor so bad for Mike Judge?