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our news broadcasters aren't doing enough to make this US economy stuff engaging to an English audience
I'm not saying we need to go into newsbeat-esque "The USA stands for 'United States...'" on everyone.
But in general, their political system is very confusing to the average viewer at the best of times.
Either - don't lead with it, or if you must, justify why it deserves the attention it's getting.
Cheers.