Imo the sides have been chosen. America runs concentration camps with bipartisan support. You're either for fascism or you're against it. Daou is, at heart, against fascism and so he stepped away from the democrats. Those who remain have made it clear what they believe in. Money, power, fascism. Some combination thereof.

Neera being radicalized by losing a job is the 2021 redemption arc we're all waiting for.