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With a new poll showing their race to be in a virtual dead heat nationally, the Democratic presidential candidates are making their final pitches Monday to voters in nearly two dozen states before Super Tuesday.

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Sen. Barack Obama has erased Sen. Hillary Clinton's lead among Democrats nationally, according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll out Monday. The two are in a virtual tie, with Obama at 49 percent and Clinton at 46 percent.

With a sampling error of 4.5 percentage points, that margin is too close to say for sure which Democrat is in the lead.

The survey represents a dramatic turnaround in the race from a few months ago when Clinton had a significant edge over Obama.

In a January 14-17 CNN/Opinion Research poll, Clinton led Obama 42 percent to 33 percent. It also had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points.

A national "poll of polls" calculated by CNN that averages five national polls finds Clinton ahead of Obama by two percentage points -- 45 percent to 43 percent. Those five surveys were done by CNN/Opinion Research, Gallup, Pew, ABC and CBS.

These findings come as a day before 22 states and American Samoa hold Democratic primaries or caucuses, including large states such as California, New York and Illinois. Voters will determine how more than 40 percent of the national convention delegates, 1,681, will be allocated between the candidates. That figure is less than 400 shy of the 2,025 needed to clinch the nomination. Watch how the delegates will be assigned »

Obama has not only caught up to Clinton in national surveys but also in California, the most populous state.

A Field Research Corp. poll released Sunday shows Clinton with a statistically insignificant lead of two percentage points over Obama, 36 percent to 34 percent, in the state. Eighteen percent of California Democrats have yet to make up their minds, the survey found.

Most polls two weeks ago showed Clinton with a double-digit lead there. The latest poll's margin of error is 4.5 percentage points. Watch how California could sway the race »

Obama's California campaign received a boost Sunday when the state's first lady, Maria Shriver, endorsed the Illinois Democrat. Shriver's husband, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, is backing Sen. John McCain in the Republican presidential race.

Shriver's uncle, Sen. Edward Kennedy, and Caroline Kennedy, President Kennedy's daughter, both made highly publicized endorsement of Obama last week.

"Coming out of his overwhelming victory in South Carolina and followed quickly by his Kennedy family endorsements, Obama clearly has the momentum in this campaign," said Bill Schneider, CNN's senior political analyst.On Monday, both Democrats will start their final campaign swings in the Northeast. Clinton has events scheduled in New Haven, Connecticut, and Worcester, Massachusetts. Later Monday, she heads to a town hall event sponsored by the Hallmark Channel. She is also expected to appear Monday evening on the "Late Show With David Letterman."

Obama's campaign on Monday is starting in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Later, he attends a rally in Hartford, Connecticut, before ending with another one in Boston, Massachusetts.

The candidates' spouses will be in the West. Former President Clinton will hold three events in California, while Michelle Obama will attend a rally Monday night in Tucson, Arizona.

With voters going to the polls across the country, Tuesday will virtually be a national primary, and the Democratic candidates are pouring millions into television advertising.

The Campaign Media Analysis Group estimates that $20 million will go toward TV advertising in Super Tuesday states, with Democrats spending 90 percent.

As part of its advertising blitz, the Obama campaign ran a commercial during Sunday night's Super Bowl emphasizing the message of change the senator has made on campaign trail