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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2008 Election Snapshots

Patricia Lacey

Age: 20
Neighborhood: New Dorp, Staten Island
Occupation: Student
First Time Voter: Yes
Political Affiliation: Democrat

[audio:http://cdn.journalism.cuny.edu/blogs.dir/9/files/2008/10/lacey_clip.mp3]

Jim Cerqua

Age: 37
Neighborhood: Longwood, Bronx
Occupation: Freelance researcher
Political Affiliation: Unaffiliated

[audio:http://cdn.journalism.cuny.edu/blogs.dir/9/files/2008/10/cerquajim37_1-2.mp3]

Corina Episcopio

Age: 21
Neighborhood: Oakwood Hieghts, Staten Island
Occupation: Server
First Time Voter: Yes
Political Affiliation: Republican

[audio:http://cdn.journalism.cuny.edu/blogs.dir/9/files/2008/10/corina_clip.mp3]

Denise Sloven

Age: 27
Neighborhood: New Dorp, Staten Island
Occupation: Server
Firts Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

[audio:http://cdn.journalism.cuny.edu/blogs.dir/9/files/2008/10/sloven.mp3]

Caren Collins

Age: 19
Neighborhood: New Dorp, Staten Island
Occupation: Bartender
First Time Voter: Yes
Political Affiliation: Republican

[audio:http://cdn.journalism.cuny.edu/blogs.dir/9/files/2008/10/collins_clip.mp3]

Tom Cox

Age: 66
Neighborhood: Oceanport, NJ
Occupation: Unemployed
Political Affiliation: No Party Registration
First Time Voter: No
[audio:http://cdn.journalism.cuny.edu/blogs.dir/9/files/2008/10/cox_1-2.mp3]

Julia Pae

Age: 18
Neighborhood: Flushing
Occupation: student, Flushing High School
First Time Voter: Yes
Political Affiliation: Democrat

[audio:http://cdn.journalism.cuny.edu/blogs.dir/9/files/2008/10/pae_1-2.mp3]

Robert LoScalzo

Age: 42
Neighborhood: Whitestone, Queens
Occupation: Media Producer
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

[audio:http://cdn.journalism.cuny.edu/blogs.dir/9/files/2008/10/loscalzo_1-2.mp3]
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