They may not even be running for office. They may only want you to buy their book, or listen to their podcast. What matters is that you spot them before it's too late.
Thought experiment: if you made a list of the biggest 10 comedy institutions in your life, what would be on it? And would any of them be full of Republicans?
When we replace the hateable caricatures people use to justify their beliefs with actual human beings, would it change how they feel? That's not a rhetorical question.