While ‘Love Is Blind’ was refreshing when it broke onto the scene, the men in the last few seasons have felt increasingly plucked from the conservative manosphere. The most recent Ohio season featured Chris Fusco, who compared himself to influencer and alleged human trafficker Andrew Tate, bragged about being “dominant,” and broke up with his fiancée Jessica Barrett for not working out enough. Another contestant, Alex Henderson, was a crypto bro who professed his love for President Donald Trump. Combined with the constant talk (pressure?) around having babies and offputting racial dynamics—several contestants appear to have struggled when their partner was revealed to be a person of color—it made WIRED’s Manisha Krishnan wonder if Netflix is leaning into people with conservative ideals to appeal to the political right. Brandon Riegg, who is Netflix’s vice president of nonfiction series and sports, tells Manisha that’s not the case. “Half the country voted for Trump, right?” he says. “Depending on where you go, you're going to have just luck of the draw in terms of whether it's more left-leaning or more right-leaning. And I think we're neutral on that.” More broadly, Riegg concedes that it’s hard to find “quality men”—and not just for television purposes