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Nearly 30 years ago, Ronald Reagan famously asked Americans, "Are you better off now than you were four years ago?" More than 60 NYCity News Service reporters fanned out through the city in the days before the historic Nov. 4 election to ask New Yorkers:
"Where do you want this country to be four years from now?"

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Aurora Caponegro

Age: 71
Neighborhood: Throgs Neck
Occupation: Retired
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Republican

“You have to be in it to win it.”

Rose Marie Mosher

Age: 85
Neighborhood: Throgs Neck
Occupation:Retired, part-time secretary
First Time Voter:No
Political Affiliation:Democrat

“I would love to see our boys back.”

Silvia Ponce

Age: 47
Neighborhood: Throgs Neck
Occupation:Retired detective, senior center director
First Time Voter:No
Political Affiliation:Democrat

“Look at myself. I’m retired but I had to get another job.”

Ralph Cannavacciulo

Age: 80
Neighborhood: Weschester Square
Occupation: Retired
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Independent

“If I was a soldier in the foxhole…”

Kenyatta Davis

Age: 34
Neighborhood: Westchester Square
Occupation: Music promoter
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“I’m a simple kinda guy.”

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