The Ramones sure liked 60s garage punk (and they covered some songs) as did the Fleshtones, the Cramps, the Dictators (all New York bands pre-1976 even if it took several years to get albums released).
The New York Dolls were an influence on at least some of those bands and apart from that ill advised commie pose that Malcom Mclaren suggested, they were more about costumed dress (as womens) singing rock and roll (old and new).
Maybe the Stooges were political, maybe not.
The Velvet Underground were leftists, Nico later did some material in concerts that seemed too close to celebrating Nazism.
The Monks (covered over decade later by The Fall) weren't leftists in the modern sense either. One of the members (Eddie) even married a girl who escaped from Eastern Europe. They opposed communism.
It should never be forgotten that the "punk" movement of the late 70's was, if nothing else, a reaction against the hippie thing of the 60's, a flushing out of all that was rotten and corrupt, and a return to the basics-three guitars and a drum kit. No strings, no horns, no manufactured multi-track mud.