Congratulations to Brandon Stark, winner of the Game of Thrones!
Bran is the surprise star of the 'Game of Thrones' finale https://t.co/s463xM5bl1 pic.twitter.com/BerglUwora
— New York Post (@nypost) May 20, 2019
A week ago, CNN’s Chris Cillizza produced this analysis matching up Dem candidates with characters on the show. So, let’s see how he did:
The 2020 Democrats as 'Game of Thrones' charactershttps://t.co/85j7ljv0J1 pic.twitter.com/LQielOWRDT
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) May 12, 2019
And would you believe he was totally wrong? Cillizza paired John Hickenlooper with Bran Stark, writing “Both the former Colorado governor and the Three-Eyed Raven just sort of say weird stuff and then disappear into the background again”:
Good news John Hickenlooper! https://t.co/2RiVHCuXux pic.twitter.com/J77MpXwzzj
— Iowa Starting Line (@IAStartingLine) May 20, 2019
He gets paid to be this bad:
Chris Cillizza gets paid more than pretty much everyone else in the US journalism industry to do this https://t.co/9ZSWeo2aGn
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) May 14, 2019
Early in his career, @CillizzaCNN was a real reporter who chased stories and cultivated sources. Then he realized he could make more money – a lot more – by doing this stuff. So, here we are. https://t.co/69fph81ofX
— Adam Jentleson ?? (@AJentleson) May 13, 2019
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It’s actually more embarrassing now, if that’s possible:
This is embarrassing https://t.co/tiGOwwUevS
— Lauren Duca (@laurenduca) May 14, 2019
Hey, at least the show is over:
[Fart sound that lasts an entire year] https://t.co/5QP8vDyCAM
— Matt Duss (@mattduss) May 14, 2019
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Related:
ME-OW! Let them FIGHT! Ben Rhodes SNAPS at Chris Cillizza for piece comparing 2020 Dem candidates to #GOT https://t.co/IUfQ73nqIm
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 13, 2019
TFW Mollie Hemingway cleans Chris Cillizza’s clock for arguing a complete straw man to DUNK on Conservatives https://t.co/n2FuCStkpJ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 17, 2019
‘Lucy and the football’: Chris Cillizza stomps on rake after rake in rush to debunk Trump tweet about FBI spying https://t.co/Bt2ss3KiKk
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 17, 2019
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