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

Arianne Benford

Age: 27
Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Occupation: artist/writer
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

[audio:http://cdn.journalism.cuny.edu/blogs.dir/9/files/2008/11/arianne-benford.mp3]

Brent Job

Age: 36
Neighborhood: Flatbush, Brooklyn
Occupation: Master barber
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat (“I vote for who’s fair.”)

[audio:http://cdn.journalism.cuny.edu/blogs.dir/9/files/2008/11/brent-job.mp3]

Nick Macri

Nick-MacriAge: 23
Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Occupation: paralegal
First-Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Independent

[audio:http://cdn.journalism.cuny.edu/blogs.dir/9/files/2008/11/nick-macri.mp3]

Ilya Kushner

Age: 23
Neighborhood: Middle Vilage
Occupation: Job Recruiter
Political Affiliation: Republican
First time voter: No

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

Frank Vasquez

Age: 19
Neighborhood: Astoria, Queens
Occupation: Unemployed
First Time Voter: Yes
Political Affiliation: None

[audio:http://cdn.journalism.cuny.edu/blogs.dir/9/files/2008/10/frankaudio_1-2.mp3]

JP Sevillano

Age: 31
Neighborhood: Middle Village
Political affiliation: Democrat
First time voter: No

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

Dylan LaMarche

Age: 24
Neighborhood: Middle Village
Political Affiliation: Unsure
First time voter: No

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

Ebony Dixon

Age: 20
Neighborhood: Astoria, Queens
Occupation: Student
First Time Voter: Yes
Political Affiliation: Democrat

[audio:http://cdn.journalism.cuny.edu/blogs.dir/9/files/2008/10/ebonyaudio_1-2.mp3]
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