With the Minnesota Democratic presidential primary looming, the Minnesota Daily asked students who they think should get the nomination to be the Democratic presidential candidate.

Simone Hendrix

Major: Sociology

Hometown: Middleton, Wisconsin

Voting: Bernie Sanders, in-person on election day

“It was either between Warren or Bernie. But as I’m a public health minor, I’m very interested in health issues, and [Bernie]’s pushing for Medicare for All and that’s … an area that I really care about.”

Pakou Vang

Major: Physics

Hometown: St. Paul, Minnesota

Voting: Undecided between Joe Biden or Elizabeth Warren, in-person in St. Paul 

“For [Warren], I just like her ideas and the way she’s thinking. For [Biden], I’m just leaning towards him because he was the vice president. But, it’s a little hard for me to decide on him because I don’t think that he’s been doing really well in the debates.” 

Jordyn Kathmann

Major: Youth studies and Spanish

Hometown: Rochester, Minnesota

Voting: Bernie Sanders, in-person in Minneapolis 

“My mom has Type I diabetes, and she’s had it since she was a little kid. We’re having a really big problem right now in the U.S. with rationing insulin and not getting people access to the healthcare that they need. So I think it’s really important to ensure that all people — no matter race, ethnicity, social class — are able to have access to different medical devices and services like insulin. And then I also just agree with his stances on taxing the wealthy, lowering debt for students and all of his stances on equality.”

Jack Kappel 

Major: Finance

Hometown: Waconia, Minnesota

Voting: Undecided between Bernie Sanders or Donald Trump, unknown method

“I think of myself as a little bit of a moderate. I know that they’re kind of viewed as the most extreme on the sides, but I don’t know. I’m just kind of caught between some things on each side that I kind of agree with and disagree with. And, you know, [Trump] is not really the most professional-acting person on the planet, but there just are some Republican ideals that I do agree with.” 

Ryan Stumbo

Major: Fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology 

Hometown: Faribault, Minnesota

Voting: Pete Buttigieg, in-person 

“I think he could bring some good views not being in [Congress]. While I can see that that might have its own flaws, I think I really like stoic and very calm during the debate — unlike some of the candidates. The main reason is that he’s not too far left.” 

Meghan Cahill

Major: Chemistry

Hometown: Hanover, Minnesota

Voting: Amy Klobuchar, absentee ballot

“I’ve done my research on all the candidates, and I feel that Amy is the most effective politician we have as a Democratic nominee. She gets the most things done in the Senate … and she gets the most bipartisan work done. I feel like our country is more polarized than ever, and I think that the next president should be someone [who’s] willing to bring everybody in and is going to unify the country. I feel like Amy is best able to do that.”

Alisha Bhagia

Major: Biology, society and environment 

Hometown: Rochester, Minnesota

Voting: Elizabeth Warren, absentee ballot 

“I really like her stances on specific policies such as healthcare and climate change. I also think that she’s a really strong candidate that is working for … the American people. And she’s a woman, and I think it’s about time we have a woman president.”

Neesha Moore

Major: Sport management 

Hometown: St. Paul, Minnesota

Voting: Undecided

“Currently, I’m undecided. I need to do a lot more research before I fill in the bubble on my ballot. I’m trying to find candidates that really support issues that I care about and that I think can beat Donald Trump … Caring about people is my main concern and I feel like some candidates don’t do that as well [as others].”