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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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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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Mario Mercado

Age: 55
Neighborhood: West Harlem
Occupation: Scenic Artist
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“This country should be in a much more liberal state.”

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Selma Al-Radi

Age: 69
Neighborhood: West Harlem
Occupation: Retired Archaeologist
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: None

“I’d like to see this country better than it is now, I hope.”

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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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John R Crosby Jr.

Age: 53
Neighborhood: West Harlem
Occupation: Disabled Veteran
First time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“I would like to see them organize this fishing pier.”

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Michael Jaye

Neighborhood: Kew Gardens
Occupation: Manager of jewelry store
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“We need to be a little isolationist for a while, until we get our own act together.”

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Irene Izaguirre-Lopez

Age: 18
Neighborhood: Morningside Heights
Occupation: Undergraduate Biology Major, Columbia University
1st Time Voter: Yes
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“I want better immigration reform, better health care, and economic stability because there’s some hard times right now.”

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Coogan Brennan

Age: 22
Neighborhood: Morningside Heights
Occupation: Undergraduate Music Major, Columbia University & Music Composer
1st Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Independent

“Obama gets elected and meets with the heads of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and gets them to write off all the student loans.”

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