As the saying goes, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

And in a presidential election season, especially an unusual one like this, it pays to be an impersonator.

In fact, there are so many opportunities for those who bear a resemblance to a candidate, that you can actually make a living just booking such impersonators.

That's what Dustin Gold does. He's a talent manager for political impersonators who got into the business back in 2009. The kinds of gigs his clients get booked for include corporate events, late night shows and online sketches.

This election cycle, Gold says, "nobody's calling and asking for Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio or Jeb Bush." The bulk of his requests have been for Bernie Sanders and, not surprisingly, Donald Trump.

The Trump mania is so great that Tim Watters, a political impersonator probably most well known for his Bill Clinton impersonation, is transforming himself into Donald Trump this year.

Watters got into the impersonation business back in 1992 when he was working as a real estate agent in Tampa, Florida.

"Between my looks and wearing a suit every day I really did resemble him," Watters says. "I was very funny for many many months before I decided to take the plunge, that people would just stare at me in restaurants. I thought my eating habits were really bad, my table manners were bad, and turned out they were all looking at me because I looked so much like Bill Clinton."

And for a natural Bill Clinton look-alike, it's no small feat to pull off a convincing Trump. Gold says the wig is a big help, but it comes at a price. 

"As crazy as [Donald Trump's] hair looks," Gold says, "it is one of the most difficult wigs to develop because of the hair moving forward and then flipping backward."

The cost of a professional-grade faux Donald Trump coif? Anywhere from $1,500 to $7,500.