The original series often found a way to satirize both sides of an argument, and its depiction of Republicans was scarcely an endorsement: in the Season 5 première, set shortly before the 2000 Presidential election, Hank’s support of George W. Bush is eroded by the candidate’s weak handshake. But, in our polarized times, for every left-leaning fan comforted by Hank’s fundamental decency, another might see his brand of conservatism as a nostalgic gloss on an increasingly ugly movement.journey-inline-newsletterinline-newsletter