Jack Gallagher, 70, Jackson Heights, Queens
Favorite candidate ever: “John F. Kennedy. I don’t know, he was a nice guy.”
Favorite candidate this year: “John McCain—he’s ready, and he has experience.”

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Catherine Van Zandt, 80, Midtown
First candidate voted for: “Harry Truman. He was probably the best president we ever had. He was so down to earth.”
Least favorite candidate: “I think George Bush is probably one of the dumbest presidents we’ve ever had. When he first started, he couldn’t give a speech worth two hoots in all hell.”

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Libby Fischer, 70, Upper West Side
Favorite candidate ever: “Adlai Stevenson from Chicago. The greatest, most intelligent man in the whole world.”
Favorite candidate this year: “Not the Republicans, because they’ve done nothing but damage for eight years.”

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Maggie Morton Camp, 65-plus, Harlem
Favorite candidate ever: “I liked LBJ, and you know why? He was a strong-arm candidate. My husband and I were with the Freedom Riders, and Johnson’s the one that got the civil-rights legislation passed. Like Obama, he inspired you.”

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