Eager Long Beach City College students waited patiently to make their voices heard as they lined-up outside of building T on the Liberal Arts Campus to cast their votes for the Presidential Primary Election on March 3, 2020.
Although he seemed to be the underdog, political science major Kimberlynn Guzman voted for Bernie Sanders since his political ideals matched with her own, she said.
“I hope he changes college debt and Medicare for all,” Guzman said.
Guzman also explained her plight about the current college debt situation, stating, “Everyone knows going into college that they are going to be in debt for a long time and that is scary to think about.”
LBCC students have similar concerns with the current state of the educational system.
Wendy Castano is an accounting major who also voted for Bernie Sanders, and said she believes a change needs to be made soon regarding education.
“I hope he appoints a new secretary of education which is what is most important to me right now,” Castano said.
Although waiting in line can seem tedious to some, Castano welcomed the longer wait time.
“I am glad that the lines are long because it means that people are going out to vote and that people care,” Castano said.
Jennifer Escobar-Ramos is a psychology major who has done her research on each candidate and feels that Bernie Sanders was the perfect candidate that met all of her criteria of important issues to be addressed.
“I hear people saying that Bernie is going to raise taxes, but if it is for something like education I don’t think that should matter,” Escobar-Ramos said.