They did that same thing with Michael J. Fox’s character on Family Ties. I think that show was done by friends of the Clintons.
I agree. but at least he was likeable and smart. Cliff was pure weasel buffoon.
there was a woody allen movie where son was a conservative.
In the end, it turned out he had brain tumor and once removed, he was liberal.
But there was a subplot about family who pushes to get prisoner released early and then terrified when he comes to live with them.
Even the child molester woody had flashes of sanity.