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A couple weeks ago, I linked to James Carville's podcast where he had a discussion with Ron Brownstein, political analyst for the Atlantic. Carville thought the Democrats should have a selection process for the nominee, a mini-primary. Brownstein said the problem with that idea was primarily supply, not demand. Lots of people wanted the drama of a contested convention, but he couldn't foresee many candidates willing to take on Harris. Gavin Newsom, Gretchen Whitmer and others probably wouldn't want to alienate key groups in the party, and would rather wait for 2028.
After Biden stepped aside, Harris said she wanted to "earn" the nomination. But it doesn't sound like anyone is going to challenge her. Penn. Gov. Josh Shapiro just endorsed Harris, so he won't be running against her. Harris is picking up a lot of other endorsements, too. Looks like Brownstein may have been right.
