The long awaited and inevitable announcement should surprise few. Later today in New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are scheduled to make a joint appearance where Sanders is expected to officially endorse Hillary for president. From the very beginning of the Democrat presidential nomination process there has been little question as to who the nominee would be. After all, isn’t it finally Hillary’s turn?

Yet Sanders served his purpose, maybe even better than many within the DNC hoped, of pushing the party further left. His unabashed embrace of socialism, highlighted by his calls for free college, Medicare for all and a $15 minimum wage, proved to be especially appealing to Millennial voters.

In an obviously choreographed manner, Sanders’ endorsement of Hillary should unite the supposedly fractured Democrat Party. Clinton will promise to make concessions to Sanders’ supporters by adopting several of his more popular campaign issues. As Hillary happily becomes the Left’s next socialist standard bearer, she will inevitably pivot to the center, seeking to present herself as the most balanced and qualified candidate for the presidency. But that pivot will be as phony as her excuses for her private email server or Clinton Foundation corruption.