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They have to get us out of Iraq, fix the economy, and restore our frayed Constitution. But before they do any of that, they need to pledge themselves to a higher level of honesty and accountability than we have seen, on both sides, for a long time.
-J.A.

I think the first thing the Democrats should do is to work with Bush on immigration reform. The Democrat needs to show that they can get things done and this is the smallest gap between them and the White House.
-C.W.

I would like to see approval of negotiating with drug companies for lower drug costs for seniors. My in-laws are on a very low fixed income and too proud to let us help, but their drug costs are ridiculous and I want to see that law changed from banning negotiation to demanding competitive pricing.
-M.M.

1. Fix the deficit. We are in a very ominous and precarious position. Our entire future hinges on this. It is under reported and no one seems to understand what would happen should our economy collapse. 2. Global Warming.
3. Healthcare!
4. Bring jobs back to America by offering incentives to companies that employ Americans and stop giving tax breaks to companies that outsource.
5. Iraq war
-J.S.

Set a "progress-table" in Iraq. A very specific list of items, such as training X number of Iraqi police/military, so we can pull out when these criteria are met.
-M.K.

1. Confront corrupting influence of lobbyists in government
2. Develop bipartisan approach to Iraq
3. Health care reform
-J.C.

EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION (ie science spending, Pell grants, pre-K to high school).
-H.S.

1. Double the minimum wage: eliminate poverty.
2. Affordable housing amendment to the constitution.
-P.W.

It seems that many evangelical Christians voted Democratic because they were fed up with the corruption of special interests and money within the Republican Party. Democrats should seize on this and continue to reach out to the evangelicals' moral sensibilities by framing their commitments to "change business as usual", reach out to the disadvantaged in this country and the world, whom evangelicals seem to care about but the Republican establishment ignores.
-D.H.

I really wish someone would come forward and take on special interests. Only then can we make progress on healthcare, private pensions and personal finance in this country.
-D.C.

1. Re-establish a sense of governing bipartisanship and civility
2. Start working towards resolving our involvement in Iraq.
-P.H.