NBC's Chuck Todd spoke in Palm Beach


  By Carol Porter

Journalist Chuck Todd, who is the moderator for Meet the Press and the political director for NBC News, was the speaker at the November 17 Forum Club of the Palm Beaches’ luncheon at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. Todd spoke of the dysfunctional environment in Washington, D.C., about the recent general election and about the upcoming 2016 election cycle, in which Hillary Clinton is favored to run for the Democratic nomination and several candidates are considering a run on the side of the GOP. After the luncheon, Todd signed copies of his book, The Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House. Tom Ridge, former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security will be the speaker on Tuesday, December 16. For more information about the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches, check out their website at http://www.theforumclub.net/. Several of the GOP contenders also will be speaking at theRepublican Governors Association's annual conference, which the group is holding Wednesday and Thursday at the Boca Raton Resort and Club in Boca Raton, Fla.