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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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Brooklyn Voters

Gabriel Cyr

Age: 30
Neighborhood: Bushwick, Brooklyn
Occupation: Musician
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“Rearranging our priorities internationally”

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Sue Kessler

Age: 31
Neighborhood: Park Slope, Brooklyn
Occupation: Photographer
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“We’re at an all time low…”

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Mitchell Figaredo

“No more credit for people who don’t have the actual cash to buy.”

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Age: 47
Neighborhood: Park Slope
Occupation: Landlord/Realter
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

Shawn Smith

Age: 39
Neighborhood: Flatbush
Occupation: Carpenter
First Time Voter: Yes
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“Address the crisis.”

Sarah Vega

Age: 30
Neighborhood: Prospect Park South
Occupation: Teacher
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“In four years I’d like to see things more equal for everyone.”

Dan Mintzer

Age: 28 
Neighborhood: Prospect Park South
Occupation:Musician
First Time Voter:No
Political Affiliation:Democrat

“More than anything, I’d like to see the country move away from the more aggressive foreign policy and the narrow-minded focus on terrorism.”

Tiffany Griffith

Age: 24
Neighborhood: Flatbush
Occupation: Single Mother
First Time Voter: Yes
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“Financially we need a big change… As a single mother with two kids things are very expensive.”

Drusilla Clifton

Age: 33
Neighborhood: Brooklyn
Occupation: Mail Service
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“I don’t want children to be worried about how they’re gona pay for college.”

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Michael Clark

Age: 38
Neighborhood: Brooklyn
Occupation: Internet Sales
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“I’d like to see the United States in a more peaceful and united state.”

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David Flowers

Age: 40
Occupation: Verizon field technician
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“I’m striving to be the middle class”

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