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Hot "Can't Win" Summer: Political TV Shows

Hot "Can't Win" Summer: Political TV Shows

Political TV is supposed to be fiction, but sometimes it gets a little too close to reality. We’re drafting our favorites across five categories: best episode, best politician, best place to work, drama or action, and comedy, with picks from The West Wing, Veep, Parks and Recreation, The Diplomat, Scandal, 24, and more. The draft also leads to stories from real campaigns, thoughts on what these shows actually get right about politics, and a few reminders that the people running government are often far less competent than television makes them look…

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