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Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders,appear on stage during the start of a CNN-sponsored debate in Brooklyn in April.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Justin Lane, EPA)
California is anyone’s game on the Democratic side, according to a new Public Policy Institute of California survey.
The poll had Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders separated by just two points<span style="color: Red;">*</span>apart, well within the margin of error.
Out of likely Democratic primary voters in the state, 46% went for the former secretary of State, while 44% backed Sanders. A poll in March had Clinton at 48%, Sanders at 41%.
Clinton led with voters over age 45 (59%) while Sanders held strong with younger voters (66%). The Vermont senator had a slight lead with men (46% to her 42%) and she had an edge with women (49% to his 42%).
The poll was conducted May 13-22 and included<span style="color: Red;">*</span>552 likely Democratic primary voters with a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>margin of error of plus or minus 5.7%.
California holds its primary on June 7 and 475 pledged delegates will be at stake. When superdelegates (party leaders and elected officials free to support any candidate) are factored in,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Clinton is 78 delegates shy of the 2,383 she needs to clinch the Democratic nomination, according to the Associated Press. Given the Democratic Party's proportional rules for delegate allocation, she's likely to hit that mark even if she loses the state.
The RealClearPolitics average has Clinton ahead of Sanders by 8 points in California.
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