{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdemocracy-decoded.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fcracks-in-the-system-CNGKdynU","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Cracks in the System","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/6613a143-e5bd-4a20-b8e4-4f8bb15189e0/2ba26808-1c96-41c9-8921-d3790dd8e072/clc-democracydecoded-avatar.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/32151a70-3b79-4cef-a32c-fb8b1f5a47e4\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Cracks in the System\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Joined by Trevor Potter, president of Campaign Legal Center and a Republican Former Chairman of the Federal Election Commission, host Simone Leeper breaks down the basics of America’s campaign finance system. At the root of their discussion is an examination of how illegal coordinated campaign spending occurs, and why it has not been properly addressed.  \n \nTrevor speaks about his appearances on the Colbert Report and discusses what has changed (or not changed) in campaign finance over the past ten years. He also reveals his fears that the current lack of transparency and outsized spending by special interests on our elections is leading to the disillusionment of American voters who feel they're not being heard - that their voices don't matter because somebody with a lot of money is able to simply buy the results they want."}