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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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Democrat

Anthony Kearse

Age: 42
Neighborhood: Long Island
Occupation: Manager
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“I’d like to see a handle on the Iraq situation.”

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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

Dexter Ivy

Age: 26
Neighborhood: Central Harlem
Occupation: Runway Coach
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“I would like to see people that have dreams be able to pursue them.”

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Sharnada Griffin

Age: 21
Neighborhood: Central Harlem
Occupation: Student
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“For the whole country over all, I want peace. I don’t want to be at war anymore, its ridiculous.”

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Fred Abramowitz

Age: 56
Neighborhood: Fort Collins, Colorado
Occupation: Lawyer
First Time Voter: No
Party Affiliation: Democrat

“I’d like it to be a welcoming country.”

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Adam Clark-Valle

Age: 25
Neighborhood: West Harlem
Occupation: Bartender
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“I would like to see this country on the path to being out of both wars.”

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JoAnn Ross

Age: 37
Neighborhood: West Harlem
Occupation: Writer
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“I’d like to see a more socially conscious society.”

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Robert Varin

Age: 80
Neighborhood: Upper West Side
Occupation: Retired
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“I would like us to get out of this morass that we’re in right now.”

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