{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/57cc3c7d-b0fd-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/65eb41b62a861900162e1e73?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Checks and Balance: Third past the post","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1709916181646-4bf24ac208513a69f085c82be23bf956.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In polls, two-thirds of Americans say they are “tired of seeing the same candidates in presidential elections,” and only a quarter are satisfied with the two-party system. <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/briefing/2024/03/07/third-party-candidates-could-tip-americas-presidential-election?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Some politicians are trying to take advantage</a>, both with and without a party’s support. They’re not going to win the election–so what’s the attraction? And <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/03/07/three-big-risks-that-might-tip-americas-presidential-election?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">could they play spoiler</a> for the main parties?</p><p><br></p><p>John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by <em>The Economist</em>’s James Astill, Adam O’Neal and Daniella Raz.</p>","author_name":"The Economist"}