​Politicians have always used pop culture to attempt to relate to the rest of us.





Hillary Clinton, in her book "What Happened," makes a "Game of Thrones" analogy that more-or-less works, ​The Independent reports. That's a step up from most politician pop culture references, but she may want to choose a different character to relate to.





In the chapter "On Being a Woman in Politics," she writes of the accusations chanted by crowds at Trump rallies.





"They shouted, 'Guilty! Guilty!' like the religious zealots in 'Game of Thrones' chanting 'Shame! Shame!' while Cersei Lannister walked back to the Red Keep."

It makes sense, and it sounds like she's watched the show at least. To be fair to Clinton, she did choose the one moment where Cersei was at all sympathetic. It was the one scene in the show where we rooted for her at all.





The image of a woman holding her head high, maintaining for dignity while a crowed tries to humiliate and tear her down is a powerful one. And it's not an inaccurate metaphor for what happened last year to Clinton.

Then you remember everything else Cersei's done. She ordered the murder of children, demanded a dog who did nothing wrong be executed, blew up her enemies and showed no remorse when it made her son kill himself, and mentally tortured Tyrion all his life.





Cersei had one decent moment, but maybe she's not the character you want to hitch your wagon to.