Абіє’s performance was criminally underrated at the Ukrainian national selection. It had all the right components: a great voice unimpeded by the thought out dance routine, a catchy chorus in a song dedicated to an important cause, and cultural references. It’s the Bambi Thug of Ukraine but a lot more palatable to the general public.

Probably, but even in the video, he explicitly thanks both parties and every American, not just the democrats.