"Game of Thrones" is, needless to say, a pretty popular show. I binge-watched all five seasons over my winter break this year, and have been obsessed since. In honor of Season 6, I'm going to compare American politicians to "Game of Thrones" characters. It is unclear at this point whether "Game of Thrones" is more or less dramatic than our real-life political scene. Be warned: there will be spoilers if you aren't caught up on the show.
Donald Trump
There are many widely hated characters I could have compared Trump to, but I'm going with Joffrey Baratheon. He inherited all of his money and behaved like a spoiled brat, so he was killed at his wedding. Kind of what I imagine will happen to Trump at Convention.
Chris Christie
The Hound was unquestioningly loyal to Joffrey and took any order he was given. This is basically what Chris Christie has become to Trump. Except I'm hoping that Christie turns on Trump, just like the Hound turned on the King.
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush is Tywin Lannister. Though Tywin was wealthy, he was regal. He didn't act spoiled—he was very smart indeed. He also gets pretty salty when he doesn't get his way. Jeb Bush is the same—he was incredibly qualified to be president and the presumed nominee a year ago. However, Trump took the throne. In "Game of Thrones," it's both easy and hard to hate Tywin: the same goes for Jeb.
Carly Fiorina
The Red Woman. This one demands no explanation. Especially that scene where the Red Woman is alone at Castle Black in Episode One of Season 6.
Ted Cruz
Stannis Baratheon. Stannis allies with the Red Woman to try to take on Joffrey and the House Lannister. He gets killed along the way, but hey, he put up a pretty good fight.
John Kasich
Robb Stark. Robb also tries to take on House Lannister and gets killed along the way. He didn't last as long as Stannis, and though everyone was cheering for him after his father's death, he didn't put up a very good fight.
Scott Walker
Ramsey Bolton. Both just kind of destroy things.
Hillary Clinton
Margaery Tyrell. Margaery is the definition of ambitious—she marries cruel and awful Joffrey just so she can be queen (and because of her ambition, it looks like she killed him). This is not to suggest that Clinton is in anyway allied with Trump, just that she embodies an ambitious woman who could put anything in her past to move forward. The part where Margaery gets locked up for refusing to admit her brother is gay is pretty cool, too, because she doesn't see anything wrong with being homosexual and totally covers for her brother. That's why the Priest can't make her see her wrongs—she doesn't think homosexuality is wrong. Much like Clinton and her liberalism. .
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders is clearly the Mother of Dragons, Daenerys Targaryen. Khaleesi goes around and frees all of the slaves to start an empire out of virtually nothing, though (at least as of right now) she's kind of failing, since she was kicked out of Meereen. Pretty inevitable at this point that Bernie Sanders won't get the nominations, though his followers will fight til the brutal end (just like Khaleesi's will).
