content: I don't think they are. The reason news like this is news worthy is not necessarily to inform people but to mock what our "representatives" have become. Trump and Sanders didn't do so phenomenally well this election cycle because they ran brilliant campaigns. The opinion of the people changes gradually over time. In 2000 Sanders, or any open socialist for that matter, wouldn't have gotten 1% of the vote. Trump had to withdraw his campaign due to lack of interest in previous cycles. Their success of these individuals is not their own doing, but the culmination of an increasing amount of anti-establishment sentiment. And yeah - things like responding to exposure some of the most overt political corruption to date being exposed by stating "Whatever, it was the Russians! Hillary 2k16 - first WOMAN president evar! Unity! Woohoo!" is the exact sort of behavior that's fueling this sentiment. I don't know who's going to win this election, but this sentiment is only growing.