California poll: Biden and Sanders lead Democratic group; Harris takes fifth place

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The survey published Tuesday by Emerson University shows that Biden and Sanders are leading the pack in California with 26% support each, followed by Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth Ann Warren Sanders supporters criticize the approval of the Warren California vote by Working Families: Biden, Sanders topping the Democratic Party; Harris takes fifth place Kamala Harris asks for a new investigation into Kavanaugh's allegations (D-Mass.) At 20 percent. No other candidates provide double-digit support in the survey.

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The poll is a sign that Harris could face a tough battle in his country's original nomination contest, a delegates-rich election that is becoming more important than ever due to a accelerated primary calendar that places it on Tuesday of Tuesday, while voters in a dozen states vote for the Democratic nomination.

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In fact, no recent presidential candidate who lost his home country in a primary school won the nomination of his party.

Sanders vote in the Golden State depends mainly on voters under 50 years old. Among those voters, the Vermont senator holds 34 percent support, according to the Emerson poll. Warren takes 18% of this group, while Biden hangs with 16%.

But Biden enjoys strong support from older voters. Among the over 50s, the former vice president got 40% support. Warren received 23% of this group and Sanders 13%.

Although the poll shows that Warren ranks third in California, he also suggests that his support might be more fragile than his other leading candidates in the state.

Only 31% of respondents who chose Warren as the first choice said that they would certainly vote for her at the primary. Of those who said they would support Sanders or Biden, 67 and 59 percent respectively said they would stay with the candidate of their choice.

The Emerson survey polled 424 registered Democratic voters in California from September 13 to 16. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.7 percentage points.