My night with Kamala: Harris’s ‘I told you so’ tour comes to Richmond
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RICHMOND, Virginia — The Washington Examiner wasn’t sure what to expect at the Altria Theater, where former Vice President Kamala Harris was speaking on Monday night. A snowstorm a week ago debilitated much of Richmond, and the roads were still icy.
Would anyone brave the bad weather and show up to hear what the defeated Democratic presidential nominee had to say on a speaking tour where she charged up to $350 for a ticket and even more for a signed copy of her book, 107 Days?
Former Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in Richmond, Virginia, on Feb. 2, 2026, as part of her 107 Days book tour. (Barnini Chakraborty/Washington Examiner)
Turns out, they would. She pulled in almost a full house.
The Richmond leg was a stop on the second part of Harris’s book tour, after her team added 18 more dates following a successful first 17. Other areas included the critical primary state of South Carolina, as well as cities with large black voter populations, such as Detroit; Jackson, Mississippi; Memphis, Tennessee; and Montgomery, Alabama.
Her strategic stops made sense. Harris is considering jumping into the 2028 White House race. A new Harvard-Harris poll released this week shows her leading the Democratic contenders, while Vice President JD Vance has a commanding lead among Republicans. Harris, who lost the 2024 election to President Donald Trump under unique circumstances, won Virginia with 52% of the vote. In Richmond, 82% of voters cast their ballot for her.
Inside the Altria Theater, there was another political celebrity audience members were buzzing about, but the line to take pictures with her, unlike Harris, was free.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), the state’s first female governor, attended the event with her husband and three daughters. She was seated in the third row of the box seats and posed for pictures with fans so close that her security looked nervous at times.
Twenty-two minutes after it was scheduled to start, the main event, a sort of “I told you this would happen” rant, began.
Harris, dressed in a black pant suit, came out to a standing ovation. The moderator was Emily Calandrelli, known as “The Space Gal” on Netflix and the 100th woman to fly in space. Almost immediately, two pro-Palestinian protesters started shouting from their seats and were quickly escorted out. The former vice president, unfazed, kept talking.
A marquee sign for former Vice President Kamala Harris’s book tour outside of the Altria Theater in Richmond, Virginia, …
Transparency shouldn't be controversial.
RICHMOND, Virginia — The Washington Examiner wasn’t sure what to expect at the Altria Theater, where former Vice President Kamala Harris was speaking on Monday night. A snowstorm a week ago debilitated much of Richmond, and the roads were still icy.
Would anyone brave the bad weather and show up to hear what the defeated Democratic presidential nominee had to say on a speaking tour where she charged up to $350 for a ticket and even more for a signed copy of her book, 107 Days?
Former Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in Richmond, Virginia, on Feb. 2, 2026, as part of her 107 Days book tour. (Barnini Chakraborty/Washington Examiner)
Turns out, they would. She pulled in almost a full house.
The Richmond leg was a stop on the second part of Harris’s book tour, after her team added 18 more dates following a successful first 17. Other areas included the critical primary state of South Carolina, as well as cities with large black voter populations, such as Detroit; Jackson, Mississippi; Memphis, Tennessee; and Montgomery, Alabama.
Her strategic stops made sense. Harris is considering jumping into the 2028 White House race. A new Harvard-Harris poll released this week shows her leading the Democratic contenders, while Vice President JD Vance has a commanding lead among Republicans. Harris, who lost the 2024 election to President Donald Trump under unique circumstances, won Virginia with 52% of the vote. In Richmond, 82% of voters cast their ballot for her.
Inside the Altria Theater, there was another political celebrity audience members were buzzing about, but the line to take pictures with her, unlike Harris, was free.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), the state’s first female governor, attended the event with her husband and three daughters. She was seated in the third row of the box seats and posed for pictures with fans so close that her security looked nervous at times.
Twenty-two minutes after it was scheduled to start, the main event, a sort of “I told you this would happen” rant, began.
Harris, dressed in a black pant suit, came out to a standing ovation. The moderator was Emily Calandrelli, known as “The Space Gal” on Netflix and the 100th woman to fly in space. Almost immediately, two pro-Palestinian protesters started shouting from their seats and were quickly escorted out. The former vice president, unfazed, kept talking.
A marquee sign for former Vice President Kamala Harris’s book tour outside of the Altria Theater in Richmond, Virginia, …
My night with Kamala: Harris’s ‘I told you so’ tour comes to Richmond
Transparency shouldn't be controversial.
RICHMOND, Virginia — The Washington Examiner wasn’t sure what to expect at the Altria Theater, where former Vice President Kamala Harris was speaking on Monday night. A snowstorm a week ago debilitated much of Richmond, and the roads were still icy.
Would anyone brave the bad weather and show up to hear what the defeated Democratic presidential nominee had to say on a speaking tour where she charged up to $350 for a ticket and even more for a signed copy of her book, 107 Days?
Former Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in Richmond, Virginia, on Feb. 2, 2026, as part of her 107 Days book tour. (Barnini Chakraborty/Washington Examiner)
Turns out, they would. She pulled in almost a full house.
The Richmond leg was a stop on the second part of Harris’s book tour, after her team added 18 more dates following a successful first 17. Other areas included the critical primary state of South Carolina, as well as cities with large black voter populations, such as Detroit; Jackson, Mississippi; Memphis, Tennessee; and Montgomery, Alabama.
Her strategic stops made sense. Harris is considering jumping into the 2028 White House race. A new Harvard-Harris poll released this week shows her leading the Democratic contenders, while Vice President JD Vance has a commanding lead among Republicans. Harris, who lost the 2024 election to President Donald Trump under unique circumstances, won Virginia with 52% of the vote. In Richmond, 82% of voters cast their ballot for her.
Inside the Altria Theater, there was another political celebrity audience members were buzzing about, but the line to take pictures with her, unlike Harris, was free.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), the state’s first female governor, attended the event with her husband and three daughters. She was seated in the third row of the box seats and posed for pictures with fans so close that her security looked nervous at times.
Twenty-two minutes after it was scheduled to start, the main event, a sort of “I told you this would happen” rant, began.
Harris, dressed in a black pant suit, came out to a standing ovation. The moderator was Emily Calandrelli, known as “The Space Gal” on Netflix and the 100th woman to fly in space. Almost immediately, two pro-Palestinian protesters started shouting from their seats and were quickly escorted out. The former vice president, unfazed, kept talking.
A marquee sign for former Vice President Kamala Harris’s book tour outside of the Altria Theater in Richmond, Virginia, …
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