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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Dennis McClure

Age: 63
Neighborhood: Kingston, NY
Occupation: Retired schoolteacher, Global History
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: “Left-wing Democrat”

“The current Administration has destroyed the honor of this country.”

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Peter Orlando

Age: 18
Neighborhood: Goshen, NY
Occupation: Student/Cadet
First Time Voter: Yes
Political Affiliation: Republican

“I’d like to see troops pulled out, or at least less fighting and less soldiers killed.”

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