Hillary Clinton is getting “berned” in California — and it’s not because of the sun.

The Public Policy Institute of California released a new poll on Wednesday showing the race in Californi in a dead heat. Clinton is up only by a measly two points, 46 percent to 44 percent.

Overnight the Golden State became a battleground for Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, as both candidates are vying for the political fight of their lives.

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Overnight the Golden State became a battleground for Bernie Sanders and Clinton, as both candidates are vying for the political fight of their lives in what still remains a deadlocked race. Clinton is more than likely to become the presumptive nominee on June 7, but if she loses in California, the largest state in the country, her candidacy will be weakened going into the general election.

The delegate math is grim for Sanders, who has 1,533 delegates to Clinton’s 2,293, making Clinton just 90 delegates shy of the nomination. Even if Sanders wins all the delegates in California (highly unlikely), he would still be 375 delegates short of the nomination. But the states of New Jersey, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and New Mexico also hold nominating contests on June 7, which could give Sanders a few extra delegates. Unfortunately, Clinton is expected to get the remaining 90 delegates she needs before the polls in California even close.

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California is a state that boasts of diversity, something that is good news for Clinton. But 48 percent of likely Democratic voters are white — 26 percent are Latino, 13 percent are Asian, and 10 percent are black, according to the Public Policy Institute of California. While Clinton has traditionally done well among Latino and black voters, Sanders has continued to win the white vote — making California an interesting final state with demographic hurdles for each candidate, but favoring Sanders.

What’s more, Sanders challenged Clinton to a debate prior to the California primary, but on Monday she refused the invitation from Fox News to participate. This decision was a notable choice from Clinton since both candidates agreed in February to four more debates — and only three have taken place.

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California, being the largest state in the country and the final primary state, has a lot at stake for both candidates, and Clinton’s snub of California voters is sure to have an effect. “I am disappointed but not surprised by Secretary Clinton’s unwillingness to debate before the largest and most important primary in the presidential nominating process,” Sanders said in a statement.

Clinton is desperately trying to pivot to the general election and is focusing her efforts on taking down GOP presumptive nominee Donald Trump, but she is forgetting that her primary is still far from over — especially as Sanders leaps ahead in the polls.