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”:

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

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