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In case you haven’t noticed, the field of Democratic candidates for president next year has gotten a little crowded.

According to this handy Times candidate tracker, 16 Democrats have jumped into the race already, and three more, including Joe Biden, are likely to join.

That’s a lot of candidates to keep track of — and since California’s presidential primary is now on March 3 instead of in June, the 14 million people eligible to vote in the Democratic primary here have an even louder voice than they’ve had in years.

I checked in with Karen Skelton, a Democratic consultant based in Sacramento, to see how she thought things were shaking out so far.