Democrats rally behind Bernie Sanders, the most left-wing presidential candidate ever

That, it seems, is what Democrats are saying to themselves — and happily. Sanders appears to have romped in Nevada, where entrance polls indicate he even won with self-described moderates and conservatives — and remember, Bernie is the most left-wing person ever to run for the presidency.

All last year, polling showed 53 percent of Democrats did not identify as liberals or progressives — and that convinced political watchers that Sanders had no clear path to the nomination.

This seemed to be the explanation for the strength of Joe Biden throughout 2019 polling. Biden was the candidate for Democrats who didn’t want their party to jump off an ideological cliff, and more suitable to serve the key mission for the Democratic candidate in 2020: Defeating Donald Trump.

Well, guess what? Again, according to the entrance polls, Sanders led among voters who said the most important task of the election was winning over Trump.