GOP licks its chops as Clinton moves to the left

The Washington Examiner reports:

Bernie Sanders was on a roll. "I think what Secretary Clinton just said is absolutely right," the Vermont senator said at the eighth Democratic presidential debate. "I think I said it many months before she said it, but thanks for copying a very good idea."

In many ways, Sanders has been a perfect primary opponent for Hillary Clinton. He is just competitive enough that he keeps her organization nimble and fresh for the general election, but unless Clinton ignores the challenge, he has no path to beating her for the nomination.

The Michigan primary was a case in point. Sanders won, defying all the polls and showing that his populist economic message could have legs with union voters even in a racially diverse state. Clinton still won more delegates that night, thanks in part to her Southern firewall, further padding a lead Sanders is unlikely to ever overcome.

But Sanders is having one effect on Clinton that could prove a liability in the general election. As he noted in the debate, she is increasingly adopting his positions and moving to the left politically.

Is the Democrat party now a socialist party?