Political families, head-to-head in DWCB mock polls

Even in a campus-based mock election, the rivalry among known political families in Abra remains stiff. In the mock polls conducted by the Sparks and the Abraeniana Institute and Research Center on March 16-18, 2016, political clans went head-to-head against each other until the end of the race.

In the post for Congressman, La Paz’s Mayor Joseph “JB” Bernos garnered  a slim 25-vote margin against closest competitor, San Juan Mayor’s Marco Bautista. Meanwhile, Dr. Joselito Bringas, with 58 votes and Cecilia Luna with 42, came out the distant 4th and 5th placers respectively.

Another tight race featured gubernatorial candidates, Cong. Jocelyn “Joy” Bernos and Ruby Bersamin. With the latter trailing by 24, Bernos emerged DWCB’s top choice. Antonio Viernes and Robert Bustamante meanwhile got only five votes and one vote respectively.

For the Vice-Governor spot, a difference of only two votes determined the winner. Rolando Somera got a total of 138 votes against closest rival, Ryan Luna’s 136. What seemed to be a neck and neck battle between Somera and Luna also involved Ronald Balao-as who managed to receive 75 votes.

This year’s mock poll results show the intense political rivalry among local candidates, with no one earning a commanding lead against toughest rival.

 

 

 

Poe, Marcos, Sotto top DWCB mock national polls

On March 16-18 2016, Sparks together with the Abraeniana Institute and Research Center, conducted a mock election. About 400 college students cast their votes for the national and local posts. The results for the national positions are as follows:

For President, the top three picks Grace Poe, Miriam Defensor-Santiago, and Jejomar Binay had a tight race until the end. Eventually, Poe garnered the highest votes, leading by 28 against her closest opponent. Rodrigo Duterte and Mar Roxas placed 4th and 5th respectively.

A landslide victory in the vice-presidential race meanwhile went to Ilocandia’s Bongbong Marcos. With Marcos getting votes past the 60% mark, the other five candidates struggled to keep up.

For the senatorial post meanwhile, the following are DWCB’s top 12 pick:

Sparks canvassed the votes last March 18 and posted the results in front of the Sparks Office and the SASE (School of Arts, Sciences, and Education) Department two days after. EMD