“I would say healthcare. There are a lot of people out there who are temporarily out of jobs. Like where I work now, a lot temps are there. The health insurance we have right now isn’t always an option.”
(Brenda Greene, 46, of Skaneateles, unaffiliated with a party.)
“I think that dealing with the mortgage crisis is really important because right now it’s bringing down the entire economy and the only way to bring it back up is by solving the problem.”
(Maria Sinopoli, 21, of Manlius, a marketing student at Syracuse University, registered Democrat, voting for Barack Obama.)
“Healthcare. My son has a lot of health issues. So it’s a family interest.”
(Marlene Smith of Camillus, unaffiliated with a party.)
“To get rid of the neo-cons, permanently if possible. They are ruining our country. The country is going downhill big-time. Economically, militarily as well as status in the world. It’s just basically all bad.”
(Theresa Lutoborski, 54, of Syracuse, landscape architect, unaffiliated with a party.)
“Internal politics in the United States, the economy. And because, if we don’t make positive changes, the world won’t.”
(Adam Lutoborksi, 57, of Syracuse, math professor at Syracuse University.)
I’m Ashley Pettigrew reporting for Democracywise.
(Ashley Pettigrew is a senior with dual majors in newspaper journalism and policy studies.)
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