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Colin Irwin draws on face-to-face interview data (N = 1,600 respondents) to determine the key problems facing the next Macedonian government, the best policies to meet these challenges, possible outcomes if these problems are not handled, & whether the Macedonian people can be convinced to vote for the politicians they believe can best deliver long term peace & stability. The opinion poll data reveal Macedonian & Albanian perspectives on the sources of ongoing conflict & violence, priorities for achieving peace & stability, & the societal ramifications of government of failure. A vast majority of respondents, regardless of ethnicity, deem free & fair elections as a top priority. Their views on how to achieve them are delineated, with a high degree of consensus on whether people should vote if free & fair elections are possible. In The Grate Divide, Stefan Troebst comments on the clear divisions evident from the opinion poll data & expresses pessimism at the possibility of overcoming them. In The Common Ground, Jenny Engstrom cites the issue of governance in Macedonia in light of significant corruption as critical before suggesting that the leading nature of opinion poll questions makes those issues considered highly important to Macedonians & Albanians the focus of scrutiny rather than the points of divergence. In Making Dreams Come True, Irwin describes the design of the opinion poll by Macedonian & Albanian scholars as well as its applied intent vis-a-vis interference in recent elections & undermining of democracy. The actions of key players in response to poll responses are listed, & it is suggested that this aided subsequent elections. 6 Tables. J. Zendejas