{"id":36842,"date":"2016-11-09T12:25:01","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T17:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/blog\/how-to-make-sense-of-the-american-election"},"modified":"2016-11-09T12:25:01","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T17:25:01","slug":"how-to-make-sense-of-the-american-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/blog\/how-to-make-sense-of-the-american-election","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Sense of the American Election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This year\u2019s American election has left the rest of the world scratching its head and wondering what\u2019s in store for the future. If your team could benefit from the perspective of two well-regarded and influential American political journalists, consider booking <a href=\"\/speakers\/mike-allen\/\"><b>Mike Allen<\/b><\/a> and <a href=\"\/speakers\/jim-vandehei\/\"><b>Jim VandeHei<\/b><\/a>. This must-see duo will be in London in September, and while they are here their fees will be reduced.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- The script tag should live in the head of your page if at all possible -->\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/play.vidyard.com\/embed\/v4.js\"><\/script><!-- Put this wherever you would like your player to appear --><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: auto; display: block;\" class=\"vidyard-player-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/play.vidyard.com\/6CJMSeGvGHXo9wKKFc3oH1.jpg\" data-uuid=\"6CJMSeGvGHXo9wKKFc3oH1\" data-v=\"4\" data-type=\"inline\" \/><p><br \/><br \/>\nMike and Jim are two of the big names behind the wildly successful digital news site <i>Politico<\/i>. 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