Muppet - I think the reactions we have been giving have been in response to the way you phrased the question and your emphatic "DISCUSS" in your opening thread. I don't think people like to have a discussion when they are being TOLD to have one, and then when someone tries to start some sort of discussion we are bascially told by you to shutup and just answer the question.   Your constant shouting with the use of CAPS is a real turnoff to any legitimate discussion.

Anway, you are looking for a straight answer and there really isn't one.   I would say most Americans do not "bother" (assuming you are using the word as we Americans would use "pay attention") about UK elections. Major elections around the globe are reported by US media, but the attention is usually drawn to what the implications would be for the U.S.    That doesn't mean we don't care, but it just doesn't effect our lives.    Does the U.S. election affect what happens around the globe? You could probably answer that better than I could. Does the U.K. care about Canadian elections? Does the U.K. care about Mexican elections?