Hillary Clinton's chief campaign strategist said that she will beat Bernie Sanders in a tight race in California. | AP Photo Clinton camp: We'll win California in 'tight race'

Hillary Clinton's chief campaign strategist and pollster sounded a note of measured confidence on his candidate's chances Tuesday in California.

"I think it’s, like a lot of states, it’s close, it’s competitive. I think we win a tight race," Joel Benenson said in an interview on CNN's "New Day," adding, "And I think we’re gonna win New Jersey I’m pretty confident about that earlier in the evening no matter how it comes out."


As far as whether that will be enough to put Clinton over the top against Bernie Sanders in terms of both pledged delegates and superdelegates, Benenson referred to the large number of delegates up for grabs in not only California and New Jersey, but also smaller amounts in New Mexico, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota.

"Even if you split those in half tomorrow night, I think it probably puts us over a majority," Benenson said. Clinton needs just 26 delegates to secure a majority of pledged and super delegates, according to the Associated Press's count.

Both Clinton and Sanders have focused the entirety of their campaign's energy and presence in California over the last week, with both candidates holding multiple events over the weekend.