Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump do not have a whole lot in common. Trump is a billionaire many times over, while Sanders has a modest net worth of around $330,507. (Hillary Clinton has made more than that in one speech, by the way.) Trump has changed his beliefs many times over the years, while Sanders has always been true to his own, holding progressive ideals before many of them had become fashionable. Trump has provided nothing but hot air over the past few months, backed up only by his enormous ego, while Sanders has provided comprehensive plans on how to fight everything from income and wealth inequality to racial injustice.
There is, however, one major issue that both Sanders and Trump have been exposing in their own unique ways: The endemic corruption of America’s political system.