shmewdog Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Joffrey = Donald Trump. Says and does outlandish things. Has a solid base of support but everyone else hates him. Has lots of money. His hair is an issue with some people. Stannis = Jeb Bush. Younger brother of former ruler. Is seen as stiff and boring and has small but dedicated support. Few people take his claim seriously but he keeps trying anyway.Ted Cruz = Renly Baratheon. Young claimant that is quite popular among the establishment. Seeking a marriage with another young, powerful person (Rubio) to seal the deal and simply overwhelm the opposition. Will probably fail anyway.Rob Stark = Rand Paul. Most see him as a usurper to the traditional power structure. Dedicated to the ideals of his father to the point that it will be his undoing. Balon Greyjoy = Ben Carson. Has a small but dedicated following. His strange ideas about his religion make him seem like a weirdo in the eyes of his opponents. Is probably better at his usual job (reaving/neurosurgeon) than he would be at ruling.Disclaimer: This topic is supposed to be a fun discussion about the parallels between the above candidates and who you think they share similarities with in the major players in the presidential race. Please do not turn this topic into bickering about politics IRL in the U.S. (probably unavoidable) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetitansbastard Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Fair attempt. FYI Cruz not popular among the establishment at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shmewdog Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 I'm glad that you could only think of one difference between RL and what I posted. I must've done well. Hey, Pobody's Nerfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetitansbastard Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Hey, I chuckled. That was the only glaring error that stood out. Although the whole Cruz "seeking a marriage" with Rubio idea did have me baffled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shmewdog Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 My personal theory is that Cruz will want to make Rubio his Vice President. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aryagonnakill#2 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I was going to post the same about Cruz, maybe just replace him with Rubio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetitansbastard Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Oh I get it. Rubio as Renly seeking a marriage with Christie maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aryagonnakill#2 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Rubio always seemed like an obvious VP choice for any candidate given his strong numbers in Florida and hispanic background+stating he is not running for Senate again, so it's hard to say who he would be trying to marry, but maybe Fiorina could work to try and shore up female voters against Hillary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shmewdog Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 Well personally I can't stand Christie and that's coming from someone from New Jersey!. But I expected Cruz to team with Rubi because they seem to hold the advantage in the early voting states suh as Iowa and New Hampshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetitansbastard Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Cruz and Fiorina? maybe.Stark should be Cruz (paul irrelevant IRL) and change Renly to Rubio/Christie. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnViserion Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 My personal theory is that Cruz will want to make Rubio his Vice President. Id be surprised if they were in the same ticket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubby Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 [MOD]This topic will get more airtime in the US Politics thread in the General Chatter section, where it has been considered before, IIRC.[/MOD] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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