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Candidate surrogates were (l. to r.): Sen. Dick Codey, Larry Hamm, Sue Altman, Joe Signorello, Mike Muller, and Andrew Cohen. Moderator Nadège Ricketts and host Sen. Joe Cryan are at far right. |
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Surrogate Joe Signorello makes his pitch to the crowd. |
They were there as guests of the Union Democratic Club to conduct a mock presidential primary. After listening to surrogates for each of the candidates in the presidential race, attendees cast ballots for their choice.
The event was the brainchild of State Sen. Joe Cryan, whose home base is Union.
The event was moderated by Nadège Ricketts, president of the Union Democratic Club. After each of the surrogates made a pitch for his or her candidate, attendees balloted.
The surrogates were --
| Candidate | Surrogate |
| [Biden] |
Sen. Dick Codey |
| [Sanders] | Larry Hamm |
| [Warren] | Sue Altman |
| [Bloomberg] | Mike Muller |
| [Klobuchar] | Andrew Cohen |
| [Buttigieg] | Joe Signorello |
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Results of the straw ballot. |
Bernie Sanders was the big winner of the evening, taking 60 votes or one third of those cast. Mike Bloomberg came in second with 33 votes (18.3%), and Joe Biden was third with 30 votes (16.7%).
Pete Buttigieg finished fourth with 27 votes (15%) and Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar trailed behind. Tom Steyer did not have a surrogate.
Though hardly scientific, the poll was still a valuable tool for Democratic party leadership to gauge the sentiment on the ground for various presidential candidates.
Next up is the South Carolina primary this Saturday (February 29). Tuesday March 3 is "Super Tuesday", when 13 states hold their primaries simultaneously, with one third of the total convention delegates at stake (1,344).
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