Following the US elections from London: an expat’s view

By LSE MSc student Christine Sweeney @csweenez 2am quarrels, anxiety, doubt, ambivalence, feeling disconnected, refreshing the phone for updates. No, this is not a long-distance relationship on the rocks, it is the life of an American expat following the U.S. presidential elections from London. Two weeks ahead of Election Day, U.S. voters living in London cannot escape the soundbites, “bad hombres,” hot mics, and rehearsed economic taglines that have become the defining moments of the 2016 race to the White House.