Pollsters are nervously awaiting California primary election results Tuesday after struggling with complications stemming from the state’s unique top-two primary system and the sheer size of the candidate fields this year.
With a 27-candidate governor’s race, a Senate contest featuring 32 names, and several crowded House primaries with national implications, California has been been hit by something close to a perfect polling storm — huge candidate fields in a highly diverse and hard-to-poll state that uses an unusual election format. CONT.
Steven Shepard, Politico