It does gets. But these days Sanders isn't alone. He may be the only official socialist in Congress, but there are progressives who are as far or farther to the Left than he is. I really don't know if there's a dime's worth of difference between him and the California left-wingers like Barbara Boxer, Nancy Pelosi and the dozens of others, or the Illinois leftists like Bobby Rush. Years ago Jerry Brown was considered Far Left, but today, without really changing any positions, he's almost a moderate considering how far the Democratic Party has moved.