The closer California's Democratic presidential primary gets, the narrower Hillary Clinton's lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in the Golden State becomes. A new Field Poll released Thursday reveals that Sanders is now a mere 6 points behind Clinton in California. Just a few months ago in January, Clinton held a comfortable 11-point lead over the Vermont senator.
While Clinton still has a slim advantage among Latino voters (49 percent to Sanders' 42 percent) and a strong 39-point lead among African-American voters, she lags far behind Sanders among the younger crowds. Among those between the ages of 18 and 29, Sanders leads by a whopping 59 points, and among voters in their 30s, Sanders leads Clinton by 25 points.
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