2008 Election Snapshots

Age: 25
Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
Occupation: Student at Medgar Evers College, party promoter, graphic designer
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“In this country if you don’t have money, you don’t have nothing else.”

Age: 68
Neighborhood: Crown Heights
Occupation: Business owner, real estate, mortgage, and taxes
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“We’ve thrown everything to the middle class and so far no-one’s mentioning anything happening to the poor class.”

Age: 39
Neighborhood: Bedford Park
Occupation: Nurse
First Time Voter: No
Political Afflilation: Democrat

“A country in which we can see equal rights for all sorts of people – gay, straight, transgendered – and a country in which healthcare isn’t really such an issue.”

Name: Francis Chaman
Neighborhood: Williamsburg
Occupation: Writer
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation:  Green Party

“I’d like to see enabling legislation for a lot of cooperatives.”

Age: 30
Neighborhood: Astoria, Queens
Occupation: Mortgage Banker
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“I’m tired of the back and forth between Republicans and Democrats.”

Age: 31
Neighborhood: Washington Heights
Occupation: Art history teacher and grad student
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“I’d like to see major reform to the agriculture system.”

Age: 48
Neighborhood: Washington Heights
Occupation: Maintenance worker for New York Presbyterian Hospital
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“Electric, gas bills, everything’s going up and our paychecks seem to be steadying off.”

Age: 53
Neighborhood: Washington Heights
Occupation: Homemaker
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“I’m tired of red states and blue states.”