The normal test for that is asking if they've ever been seen in the same room together -- and, OK, they have. At Trump's third wedding. Clinton says she and Bill only went because they thought "it would be fun."
But it's more than that: Power also attracts power; egos are drawn to ego. And when chatting over a glass of champagne at the reception, they might have found they have a surprising amount in common.
1. Age. Clinton is 68; Trump turns 70 in a few days. They're both baby boomers and their lives followed two very "Sixties" trajectories. Clinton, the young idealist, grew up to become a left-wing activist. Trump, the square WASP, grew up to become a filthy rich yuppie. They're like Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford in "The Way We Were." Without the romance. Thank God.
2. There are some things they agree on. Seriously. Trump flirts with extremism but on many practical questions his instincts are moderate. Both candidates pledge to preserve Social Security. Both have found nice things to say about Planned Parenthood. Both think it's time to spend more on infrastructure. Both probably think Bernie Sanders is nuts.
3. They've been on television since television was invented, or thereabouts. I was born in 1982. Clinton entered the Arkansas governors' mansion in 1979; Trump was making headlines for his real estate deals in the early 1980s. There hasn't been a year of my life in which one of these two wasn't explaining to Barbara Walters why they're misunderstood/innocent of all charges/fighting back/still happily married. Their lives are rolling episodes of "The View."
4. They're members of the 1%. Both rail against the iniquities of modern capitalism ... and both of them have made a heap of money out of it. Clinton is thought to be worth about $15.3 million -- an income boosted by speeches given to Goldman Sachs that were so boring that attendees say they can't remember what was in them. No one's ever said that about Donald Trump. His precise net worth is disputed: There's evidence he inflates it — a lot. But a man who flies everywhere in his own branded aircraft probably doesn't dine out on food stamps.
5. They color their hair. Sexism works both ways. Yes, women have to put up with the pay gap, but at least Clinton can fess up to using dye. Men, by contrast, try to pretend that they're just naturally cherry red. The evolution of Trump's hair is fascinating: from blond to ginger to gray and all the way back to a kind of dirty mustard. His bathroom sink must look like an artist's palette.
7. They have marital issues. Clinton has had to suffer Bill's adultery. Trump's "publicist" says he's irresistible to women, including a young Madonna. And he had an extramarital affair with Marla Maples when he was married to Ivana Trump. The same year Trump sued his ex-wife for a tell-all book, 1992, Clinton was on "60 Minutes" to say she was standing by her man.
Source:CNN
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