I submit that this platform like every other plarform tends to attract people of a political slant. Go to NewsBreak and you will find those of another. Still, Medium mostly publishes apolitical stories on hundreds of topics having nothing to do with ideiolgy. This story had almost nothing to do with ideology but here you are.
For what it's worth, I get almost no serious questions from right-wing critics, they are usually telling and their alleged documentation is distorted.
Most of my political stories don't get boosted, the ones that do are history based or correcting the record of Florida textbooks. I read articles posted by right-wing politicos and rarely do I see thoughtful and balanced stories. I don't mind a little imbalance, it's usually the thoughtful that's missing.