Age: 71
Neighborhood: Sunnyside
Occupation: Retired veteran
First-time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Republican
For Shanahan, what would be best for the country is if the next president mimicks Teddy Roosevelt and the big stick policy for tough love.
Age: 64
Neighborhood: Woodside
Occupation: Manager of music shop
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat
Cooper can’t wait for President Bush to leave because that’s how the country will get better. He abides by a pattern in the history of the economy. He claims that with George Bush Sr. the country fell apart financially, and Clinton fixed everything up.
“And now George W. came in and screwed everything up again.” Because Obama is a Democrat like Clinton, Cooper is sure that he will solve the financial problems. He will do so well, that he will remain in office for eight years,” said Cooper.
Age: 22
Neighborhood: Sunnyside
Occupation: Medical Lab Technician
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat
Tsikitas has a realistic outlook with where the country will be by the next election. He said the “next president is gonna have a tough time no matter who is elected.” According to Tsikitas, four years from now, there will still be a decline in general well-being, in the economy, in our reputation of how other countries perceive us.”
To bounce back from the last eight years, and for America to regain respect, Obama is needed, he believes. “He will start us off on the right foot” with his foreign policy, he said.