One would think so, but, having read all the fiction nominees this year, I can't think of any who would have an obvious political agenda to back them. One poss

One would think so, but, having read all the fiction nominees this year, I can't think of any who would have an obvious political agenda to back them. One possibility I could think of is a certain state trying to boost their up and coming Science Fiction industry, but even that seems a rather far fetched prospect.