Merle strayed pretty far out in left field before he died.
Not as far as some false stories claimed. Ever listen to Charlie Daniels? Charlie was a good friend of his and talked about him when he died and mentioned that he was a Democrat, but not a leftist like many thought.
Charlie was also a Democrat. He was one of those Reagan Democrats even. Then Bill Clinton became President, and he woke up and got politically educated. Now he’s pretty conservative.