Field of Contenders Wide Open in California’s Democratic Primary

From left: Democratic presidential hopefuls Mayor of South Bend Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), former Vice President Joe Biden, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) participate in the sixth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles on Dec. 19, 2019. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

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California’s Democratic presidential primary will likely be decided in the eastern states, despite attempts to make West Coast votes more relevant by holding the elections on March 3, three months earlier than usual.