On Meyers' program, she had a welcoming audience who listened to her talk about Tucker Carlson's recent firing from Fox News. Porter's appearance on Maher's show included a clash with former CNN host Piers Morgan over the expulsion of three Tennessee lawmakers and whether transgender athletes had a place in women's sports. Vice President Kamala Harris published "Smart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor's Plan to Make Us Safer" in 2009 while successfully running for California attorney general. Republican Meg Whitman, a former EBay chief executive, released "The Power of Many: Values for Success in Business and in Life" during her 2010 campaign for governor, which she ultimately lost to Democrat Jerry Brown. The strategy has been used by past candidates for statewide office in California - with mixed results.
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If you can do it for free via a news appearance, it saves more money for your campaign later.” Just becoming a more familiar name to voters is a huge step up. "There's also a voter outreach side because you can't get elected without being known. "One thing a book tour does for you, it gives you a news hook with no need for reporters to talk to your opponents,” Kapolczynski said. Barbara Boxer's longtime political advisor, noted that in previous eras it was rare for a new member of Congress like Porter to be writing a book and doing national tours. Stacey Stein, a Crown Publishing Group spokeswoman, told The Times all travel arrangements were made by the publisher.
"These books do answer that question that everybody who is voting is wondering, which is 'Well, what are you for? What are you going to do if you get to the Senate?'" Carrick said.Īn added benefit for Porter's campaign is that it didn't have to pay for any of the travel associated with the book promotion. "Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could" even won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in the current interest category. The Burbank congressman's tome was a New York Times bestseller and helped him maintain a national profile by jumping onto the national talk show circuit as well. In 2021, Schiff, fresh off leading the House effort to impeach then-President Trump, released a book about his efforts to counter Republican demagoguery and democratic backsliding. Political consultant Bill Carrick said the book circuit allowed Porter to tell her story on her own terms and offer to readers and voters a reason for why the candidate-cum-author should be elected. Times Festival of Books studio at USC on April 23. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) is photographed in the L.A. She also did in-person events in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco, Chicago, the San Diego area, Washington, D.C., and Chicago. Already a popular talk show guest, she booked a fresh round of appearances on ABC's "The View," NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" and HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" - along with a slew of podcasts, magazine interviews and radio broadcasts. 6 on the New York Times Best Seller list, offered her a chance to speak before big crowds around the state and across the nation. But Porter's strategy is another example of how a Senate campaign in California, a vast territory that's home to nearly 40 million people, can require almost quasi-national campaign tactics.īook tours are practically de rigueur for prospective presidential candidates, as former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Porter is far from the first politician to try to elevate her profile and charm voters and potential donors by releasing a memoir while kicking off a campaign for higher office. The one-on-one experience helped shift Marcos' preference in the Senate race - “in Porter’s favor, for sure.” Community College District, was struck by how Porter's appearance at the festival "was way more on a personal level" than about politics. Though she had been following Porter's career in Congress for some time, Marcos, 28, who works for the L.A. Schiff, a rival of Porter's in California's 2024 Senate race, and has felt "torn between the candidates" in what promises to be a fierce campaign. The moment wasn't just a book-lover fangirling. Katie Porter and getting the Democratic Irvine congresswoman to sign a copy of her newly released memoir, "I Swear: Politics is Messier Than My Minivan." (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)Īt the recent Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Celine Marcos was giddy after chatting with Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine) talks about her upcoming Senate run and her memoir, "I Swear: Politics is Messier Than My Minivan," with Melanie Mason at the 43rd annual L.A.
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