reporter: play up the home turf advantage. harris rolled out 33 state legislative endorsements, more than half the democratic assembly caucus. one of them is assembly woman buffy wix, who helped organize the winning campaigns of obama and clinton in the state. it s not just an atm anymore. it does serve a broader purpose. it is a delegate-rich state that will have a big impact on the outcome of who becomes the nominee. reporter: but wix and the harris camp say they re not taking home field advantage for granted. pete buttigieg, elizabeth warren, beto o rourke, joe biden have all been campaigning in the state. but the field s front-runner isn t heading to crowded california this weekend. biden will be in ohio instead, staking his own lane. now please welcome, senator michael bennet. biden s more pragmatic path is one that bennett aimed to bite into at the cnn town hall,
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