I don't think they realize that most sports fans want to watch ESPN for sports, not political crap. We have CNN, Fox News and MSNBC for that. It's like they are trying to appeal to a demographic that doesn't watch a lot of ESPN anyway, generally speaking, and in the meantime they have alienated a lot of longtime watchers by beating us over the head with their agenda.
People can poke fun at me for listening to/watching Cowherd sometimes, but he mostly avoids that nonsense and just talks sports, which is a welcome relief in today's TV culture.