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The NPR Politics Podcast

Quick Take: Weekend News and 'The Establishment'

The NPR Politics Podcast

NPR

News, Daily News, Politics

4.425.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2016

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

A two-topic episode to start your week. First, a review of the weekend's political news, including the latest primary contests and Sunday's Democratic debate, then a look at the biggest buzzword of the 2016 race so far — establishment. This episode, editor/correspondent Ron Elving, digital political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben, and campaign reporter/host Sam Sanders. Find the team on Twitter or email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey y'all, it's the NPR Politics by Guess.

0:05.3

We have a very special two-part episode for you today.

0:08.3

We'll spend some time talking about the news from this weekend, the primary states devoted,

0:12.9

the Democratic debate on Sunday night, but we'll also talk about a word.

0:17.4

The buzzword of this year so far, establishment.

0:20.4

The entire Washington establishment.

0:22.4

The Washington establishment.

0:24.9

Establishment, politics.

0:25.9

But are you the establishment?

0:27.2

I just don't understand what that means.

0:29.6

I don't suggest that there must be some wizard of us somewhere pulling the strings.

0:33.7

That's the way it works.

0:34.7

We're going to talk about what the people who use that word mean when they say it, and

0:39.2

why you're only going to hear it more.

0:40.9

First some intros.

0:41.9

I'm Sam Sanders, campaign reporter.

0:43.3

I'm Danielle Kurtzlavin, digital political reporter.

0:45.7

And I'm Ron Elving, editor correspondent.

0:47.6

All right.

0:48.6

First, primaries and caucuses over the weekend in Maine, Louisiana, Kansas, Kentucky, and

0:53.4

Puerto Rico.

0:54.4

Ron, what were the big headlines from these votes this weekend?

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