Bernie Sanders is closing in on Hillary Clinton’s lead in the Democratic presidential race, trailing the former secretary of state by just two points nationally, according to a new poll released Monday.
Clinton now has support from 50 percent of Democratic primary voters, while Sanders has support from 48 percent, the NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found. Clinton’s advantage over the Vermont senator slid from a nine-point lead last month.
The poll was published one day before the New York primary election, where Clinton is projected to clinch victory Tuesday evening.
Clinton currently leads Sanders by 15 points in the state, according to an average of eight polls compiled by RealClearPolitics. Fifty-three percent of likely voters backing the former first lady while 41 percent are throwing their weight behind Sanders.
Indeed, Clinton's numbers in New York mark a shop drop from her 32-point lead last month.
Young voters and men are more likely to "feel the Bern" while those over 50 years old, women, and minorities overwhelmingly back the former first lady.
Though Sanders has won seven of the past eight primary elections, the self-described Democratic socialist still has significant ground to make up among delegates.