Game of Thrones: Cast Your Vote For Who Should Sit on Iron Throne

So it only makes sense, to treat entertainment — and Game of Thrones — like politics. And that’s what HBO is doing right now.

In fact, so many different political columnists have written pieces this year comparing politics to Game of Thrones that the comparison itself is now almost reflexive.

In any election year there’s a temptation, whether among media, politicians, or voters themselves, to treat politics like it’s entertainment.