Welcome to Succeed2gether's Montclair Literary Festival 2020!

Our eighth FREE online event is a discussion about American politics in 2020 and what lies ahead.

From his anti-immigration campaign in 2016 through the Democratic wave of 2018 and impeachment, Donald Trump has been the most polarizing president in modern history.

New York Times National Correspondent Kate Zernike leads a discussion about the 2020 presidential election and beyond. Will President Trump's base remain loyal enough to win him re-election, or will the "resistance" his election stirred up result in a landslide for Democrats?  What will be his legacy in the Republican Party, and how is the new generation elected in 2018 changing the Democratic Party?

Panellists: Time correspondent Charlotte Alter, author of The Ones We’ve Been Waiting For: How a New Generation of Leaders Will Transform America, Julie Hirschfeld Davis, New York Times Washington editor and co-author of Border Wars: Inside Trump’s Assault on Immigration, and political historian and commentator David Rothkopf, author of the new book Traitor: A History of American Betrayal from Benedict Arnold to Donald Trump.

All authors appear for free and the best way to thank and support them is by buying their books!

All books can be purchased from Festival partner Watchung Booksellers.

Succeed2gether’s fourth annual Montclair Literary Festival was scheduled for March 25 to 29, 2020. Due to the current health crisis, Festival Day is now taking place online on Saturday September 12, 2020. See all of the talks by following us on Crowdcast or visiting our website events page here.

The festival is a fundraiser for Montclair-based non-profit Succeed2gether, which offers after-school one-on-one tutoring and enrichment classes with the aim of closing the education and opportunity gaps in Essex County, NJ. You can read more about Succeed2gether and the festival at www.succeed2gether.org. Please donate via Paypal here.

The festival organizing committee wishes to thank event partners Succeed2gether staff, Montclair Public Library, First Congregational Church, and Watchung Booksellers, and festival sponsors Rao's, Montclair State University, West of Hudson Realty Group, and community members.

2020 and the Future of American Politics