WASHINGTON (AP) – The “establishment” is taking a beating in this year’s presidential race – from candidates who may or may not be a part of it but are quite sure it’s a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad thing.
At a time when most people in the United States think the country is on the wrong track, Democrats and Republicans alike have it in for the old guard and politics as usual.
And it’s not just shake-it-up types like Donald Trump. Seasoned politicians are contorting themselves to keep their distance from the established political order.
Since you’re sure to hear a lot more about the establishment over the next year, here’s a closer look at what the candidates have to say about it, what it means and where it came from.
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