{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdemocracy-decoded.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fhow-did-we-get-here-rr0RNOH0","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"How Did We Get Here?","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/f6f62afa-1940-40d6-a2be-799127521d57\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"How Did We Get Here?\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Joined by Sheila Krumholz, Executive Director of OpenSecrets, and Norman Ornstein, chair of the Board of Campaign Legal Center, host Simone Leeper looks back on the history of campaign finance law in the United States. \n \nAs they trace historical events from the Watergate scandal to the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision and beyond, Simone and her expert guests explore the scandals, legislation and judicial decisions that have helped shape the current system and the root causes of the ever-growing cost of our elections."}