Age: 22
Neighborhood: Sunnyside
Occupation: Medical Lab Technician
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

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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.