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Bernie: ‘California nail-biter’ has Hillary panicked

By Paul Bedard

Published June 2, 2016 4:47pm ET

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Bernie: ‘California nail-biter’ has Hillary panicked — Connor Anderson cheers for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., during a campaign rally at the Cubberley Community Center on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, in Palo Alto, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) | Noah Berger

Seizing on polls showing a tight California primary election Tuesday, Democratic challenger Bernie Sanders’ team has dubbed it a “nail-biter” that has sent Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign into a panic.

“And if we win California, it will send the STRONGEST message possible to the Democratic establishment heading into the convention in July,” wrote Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver in an email to supporters.

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