So, have the issues that concern the United States figured prominently in the UK election campaign?
A2: No. The campaign has been largely about who should be trusted to rescue Britain from an economic crisis caused by escalating budget deficits—to which no party has wanted to give a full answer—and the differing personalities of the three leaders. Clegg inserted himself into contention with a sparkling performance in the first of three televised debates among the three leaders, the first ever such debates in Britain, upsetting the two-party rivalry that has dominated British politics for most of the past century. Brown, who was chancellor of the exchequer (finance minister) for 10 years as number two to Tony Blair, insists that he is the only one with the economic skills and experience to deal with the economic crisis and has tried to dismiss Cameron as an upper-class lightweight. Cameron argues that the country needs a change after 13 years of Labour government and that the Conservatives are no longer as distant and unfeeling as they are sometimes reputed to be. Clegg, however, has
