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Once the site of Bernie Sanders' last stand, California now is pivotal to his 2020 prospects

LOS ANGELES_Tim Johnson hasn't stopped feeling the Bern.

A committed Bernie Sanders acolyte since 2016, Johnson was at a University of California, Los Angeles labor strike on Wednesday to watch the senator make his first California appearance as a 2020 presidential candidate. He's taking part in Sanders rallies this weekend as well.

"It's like our wildest dream came true," Johnson said of Sanders' second presidential bid. "It's actually happening."

This time, however, Johnson's favorite candidate and his home state enjoy new prominence. Sanders is a Democratic front-runner, not an improbable insurgent. And California will not be the place of a

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