Delegate-rich California is the big prize on Super Tuesday, and the only question is how big is the size of Bernie Sanders’ win. Going into the contest, he’s buoyed by a double-digit lead in most state polls, and is poised to be the biggest beneficiary of its Mother Lode of 415 delegates — about a fifth of what’s needed to snag the Democratic presidential nomination.
Sanders’ relentless retail campaigning — four rallies last week alone — has boosted his appeal to the nearly 9 million Democratic voters in the solidly blue state. He’s also aggressively targeting 5.5 million “no party preference” voters in a state where housing prices, growing homelessness and income inequality are leading issues.
Still, billionaire Mike Bloomberg’s spending allowed him to elbow his way into a four-way win-place-and show battle with Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg . By hiring 300 staffers, opening more than two dozen offices, and dumping $71 million into non-stop messaging, the former New York City mayor has dominated the California airwaves.
But in a primary that was bumped up this year to early March to give California more clout in picking the nominee, Sanders’ years of campaigning here are likely to pay off. And there’s a chance he could be the only candidate in California to meet the crucial 15 percent threshold that delivers a cache of statewide delegates; the rest of the presidential pack looks likely to divide up the remaining 271 delegates from 53 House districts.
Don’t expect a quick answer on Tuesday, though: California Secretary of State Alex Padilla warns that “due to state law, and frankly the sheer size of California, the vote count will continue well beyond election night.”
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