The Impact of the Economy on the Elections
April 2, 2008. The consulate continued its series of U.S. elections programs with a luncheon/discussion event hosted by Consul General Matt Boyse on April 2. The speaker was Luxembourg-based U.S. economist and consultant Susan Alexander, who offered an overview of the U.S. domestic economy and also discussed the economic platforms of the three remaining candidates in the Presidential elections. Referring to the candidates’ differing views on free trade/protectionism Alexander noted that their key economic advisers were all in favor of free trade. The program engaged a number of key contacts in a timely discussion of the U.S. economy and the economic platforms of Senators Clinton, McCain and Obama.