6 US states set to vote in primary elections
California and five other US states are holding presidential primary elections as part of the nominating process held in each state and territory.
California, the country’s most populous state, along with Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota and South Dakota are all voting on June 7.
The Associated Press said Monday that Hillary Clinton has already reached the 2,383 delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination.
However, party rival Bernie Sanders said it was too early to call the result, saying Clinton has yet to win the nomination.
The Real Clear Politics average poll in California, based on three surveys conducted in the state between May 26 and June 3, shows Clinton edging out Sanders, 47.7 to 45.7 percent.
The Republican primary is also taking place Tuesday, but the Democratic race is overshadowing it as Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, has no active opponents left in the primary race.
California is the biggest prize among the six states on Tuesday, offering 475 pledged delegates. The next biggest prize is New Jersey, where 126 delegates are at stake.
Twenty-one delegates are up for grabs in Montana, while 34 delegates are available in New Mexico. South Dakota has 20 delegates and North Dakota has 18.
Speaking to reporters on Saturday in Los Angeles, California, a defiant Sanders showed few signs of surrender, vowing to fight until the Democratic National Convention in July in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
“It is extremely unlikely that Secretary Clinton will have the requisite number of pledged delegates to claim victory on Tuesday night,” Sanders said.
A loss in California for Clinton would provide a sour and deflating end to her primary campaign.
A recent US poll has found that Americans have little confidence in their political system and in the two dominant political parties, with most expressing frustration and anger at the 2016 presidential election.
The survey conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, found that seven in 10 of those polled describe themselves as “frustrated” with the 2016 race, and more than half -- including majorities in both of the rival political parties – express anger about it.
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