Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Electoral Whitesplaining

The notion that Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are two sides of the same outsider coin has become increasingly common, but it misses some key differences between the candidates.
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The notion that Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are two sides of the same outsider coin has become increasingly common, but it misses some key differences between the candidates. Mr. Sanders has a strong and consistent ideological view, while Mr. Trump's opinions range across the political spectrum. Mr. Sanders almost never speaks about himself, while Mr. Trump's focuses almost exclusively on his personality. Most significantly, Mr. Sanders has focused his anger and blame on an economic class, while Mr. Trump has fired his rancor on various ethnic groups, including Mexicans and Muslims.

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