Critics argue that her itinerary seems more focused on fundraising than engaging with a broader audience. Ticket prices for the book launch events range from $75 to over $331. “In the coming months, I look forward to traveling across our nation to share behind-the-scenes moments and lessons we’ve learned, and to discuss how we move forward together,” Harris stated in her announcement.

Interestingly, Harris’ tour includes international stops in Ontario, Canada, and London, England, despite referring to it as a nationwide tour. Following her New York event, she plans to visit Philadelphia and Los Angeles.

Harris has scheduled more events in October, including stops in Houston, San Francisco, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Durham, North Carolina, and Birmingham, Alabama, ending in London. The itinerary resembles a pop star tour schedule rather than a political figure contemplating a future presidential bid. Notably, it excludes key swing states like Michigan and Wisconsin, along with Nevada and Arizona, focusing instead on only three out of seven crucial states from the 2024 election.

This tour is part of Harris’s effort to repair her public image after losing the previous presidential race to Donald Trump, who swept all swing states and secured 312 electoral votes to her 226. Responses to her tour announcement on social media platform X were varied. Some anticipated its success, while others were pessimistic.

An X user, @jtatkins, commented, “If Kamala Harris were an artist, her team would have already considered canceling her tour. It’s like a local show struggling to sell tickets.” Meanwhile, conservative user Paul A. Szypula equated it to another failed attempt similar to Hillary Clinton’s past book tour, expressing satisfaction over Trump’s victory.

X user Ashbama, posting under the handle @AshariExpresses wrote ‘you mean to tell me Kamala Harris is coming to Houston as part of one of her stops for her book tour, BUT NO MEET & GREET!? All my hopes & dreams died today. There goes my full book tour experience.’ The former vice president announced in July that she would not be running for governor of California in 2026, leaving the door open for a potential 2028 presidential bid.

She followed up that announcement by previewing the release of the upcoming book about her 2024 campaign. The former vice-president’s re-entry into public life comes as new analysis of Americans’ voter registration habits points to potential long-term trouble for the Democratic Party. Data analyzed by the New York Times has revealed that the number of registered Democrats has declined in every state that tracks voter affiliation by party—a group that includes 30 of America’s 50 states.

The New York Times notes that explicitly, ‘fewer and fewer Americans are choosing to be Democrats.’ The Times attributes Trump’s sweeping 2024 victory—including wins in every swing state and the national popular vote—to this very trend.

Additional Harris tour locations include Portland, Oregon, Toronto, Canada, for her second foreign stop, followed by Nashville, Tennessee. The swing concludes in Miami on November 20th.