Some debate stage-setting.
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Even for this time of divide, Biden and Trump are remarkably different people and politicians.
But let me first start with the lesser-known fact, what they have in common.
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Biden and Trump both:
- Were born in the 1940s, kids in the years rt after WWII.
- Went to private school for HS. (Biden got an on-campus job to help pay)
- Were of age but did not serve in Vietnam. (Biden got student deferrals, Trump a medical deferral for a "bone spur")
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Trump and Biden:
- Both had reputations as not the best students.
- But both were known as standout, even star athletes.
- Both had close family members who were immigrants. (Trump's mother, Biden's grandparents)
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One more odd similarity b/t Biden and Trump: 1987.
- That was the first year Biden ran for president.
- And the first year that Trump flirted with and was asked if he wanted to run.
(See Larry King live - ! - )
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