Sen. Bernard Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are in a virtual dead heat, according to a new national poll of past and likely voters in Democratic presidential nominating contests this year.

Mr. Sanders was at 49 percent in the Bloomberg Politics poll and Mrs. Clinton was at 48 percent.

Mrs. Clinton did lead Mr. Sanders by 3 points, 50 percent to 47 percent, among those who have yet to vote in a primary or caucus.

But Mr. Sanders outperformed Mrs. Clinton in head-to-head match-ups against the remaining Republican contenders, leading GOP front-runner Donald Trump by 24 points, Sen. Ted Cruz by 12 points, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich by 4 points.

Mrs. Clinton, meanwhile, led Mr. Trump by 18 points and led Mr. Cruz by 9 points. She trailed Mr. Kasich by 4 points.

Nevertheless, Mrs. Clinton holds an outsize advantage over Mr. Sanders in the delegate race. Including superdelegates, she has 1,690 to Mr. Sanders‘ 946, according to the latest estimates from The Associated Press. A candidate needs 2,383 to clinch the nomination.

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