My fear with the meme was a negative reaction from readers adamant Smith was wrong.
I've tried to make CJ a middle-of-the-road guy, and I'd love to have him face off against someone like Hawley and AOC (I'll use fictitious characters) who would attack him from different sides of the political spectrum. He's very liberal in some areas, but he supports gun ownership, the death sentence, and harsh sentences for crimes he considers the worst.
And since he's not the most PC person in the world, I might have CJ call the NC looney tunes representative Wheelchair Guy (more on that nickname soon) when Cauthon disparages him. I want to channel a bit of the outrage in the "Senator, have you no shame?" episode with McCarthy.