Marco Rubio tries to get some Game of Thrones buzz for his nascent presidential run

Maybe Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is a fan. Or perhaps he's making a comment about political dynasties. Or, possibly, the Rubio campaign is willing to try anything to grab attention for its upcoming announcement, especially on Hillary Clinton day. But whatever the reason, on Sunday evening the socially conservative soon-to-be Republican presidential candidate tied his campaign to a TV show famous for ample amounts of full-frontal nudity, brutal violence, at least one case of infanticide, and — in the very episode he wants to be associated with — gay sex:

Also coming: Winter 2015-16, when the presidential campaign starts in earnest. Feel free to ignore all the candidates until then.

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