I thought the same when Boxer announced she was retiring, and yet Harris basically walked away with it merely by announcing she was going to run. I was shocked

I thought the same when Boxer announced she was retiring, and yet Harris basically walked away with it merely by announcing she was going to run. I was shocked and a bit appalled that we couldn't even have a serious race for an open senate seat in the most populous state in the nation. (Sanchez, for all her efforts, was never even a contender.)