Watch the video of our November meeting with Professor Lichtman

Our November Club Meeting

Unfortunately, since the elections on November 5, nothing feels regular. While we were fortunate enough to pass the SOS referendum and many local Democratic officials won, the national outlook remains very bleak. To help us make sense of what happened, and give us some guidance on what comes next, the Palos Verdes Democrats will present three different sets of guests for Sunday, Nov. 17.

First, we heard from Distinguished Professor of History Allan Lichtman from American University via Zoom from 2:30-3 p.m. Professor Lichtman offered his analysis and take a few questions. Professor Lichtman received his PhD from Harvard University in 1973 with a specialty in modern American history and quantitative methods. He has published thirteen books and several hundred popular and scholarly articles. He earned the title distinguished professor from the American University in Washington, D.C. He has been an expert witness in some 100 civil and voting rights cases.

Next we met in person two recently elected local Democrats, Rancho Palos Verdes City Councilman George Lewis and Derek Lazzaro, Palos Verdes Estates City Councilman.

Our final guests featured students from UCLA and Loyola Marymount from their college Democratic clubs to learn about their reactions to the elections from young people.