Jill Filipovic is a journalist based in New York and author of the book "The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness." Follow her on Twitter. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely her own. View more opinion articles on CNN.

(CNN) The first CNN town hall in Nevada provided good news for Democratic voters hoping for strong, competent candidates who can take on Donald Trump: This field has a lot of them.

Jill Filipovic

On Tuesday, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar fielded questions from Nevada voters and CNN anchors, and each took the opportunity to showcase their strengths. Sanders was as determined and single-minded as ever, a fiery voice for unwavering progressive views. Buttigieg led with optimism and unity (if not much in the way of specifics). Klobuchar did her hokey midwestern thing that probably read as more relatable outside the borders of Brooklyn -- and she powerfully illustrated her points with memorable anecdotes, emphasizing that her campaign is about people as much as it is issues.

It was a good showing all around, though no candidate had a perfect performance. And it provided a reminder to Democrats that, while there may be no singular savior at hand to rid the nation of Donald Trump, there are some fine people vying for the opportunity.

All three candidates were united in their disgust at former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's use of his vast wealth to support his campaign, each of them suggesting the billionaire is trying to buy the presidency

And that's exactly what he's doing: He hasn't done the legwork of building support by door-knocking and stump-speeching, of spending month after grueling month on the trail. He's thrown a tiny fraction of his massive personal wealth at ad buys and rapid staff-ups. Good for the rest of the Democrats for drawing a hard line and saying that our democracy is too precious to be bought.

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