That was fast! On Sunday, President Joe Biden made the stunning announcement that he was exiting the presidential race, quickly followed by an endorsement of his vice president, Kamala Harris. The veep wasted no time in declaring her intention to “earn” the party’s nomination. Clad in sweatpants and a hoodie, Harris spent the next ten hours furiously working the phones to lock up the top prize. On Monday, she strode into the Wilmington, Delaware, Biden-Harris campaign headquarters to cheering staff and freshly designed “Harris for President” campaign signs. An unseen Biden praised his junior partner over speakerphone, promising that “The name has changed at the top of the ticket, but the mission hasn’t changed at all.” Potential rivals raced to endorse her. Donors showered $81 million in the biggest 24-hour campaign haul in presidential history. By 9:20pm Monday night, with the majority of the party's delegates pledged to Team Harris, the triumphant candidate posted to X, “Tonight, I am proud to have earned the support needed to become our party’s nominee.”

One voice, however, has remained silent: former president Barack Obama. Sources tell Axios that the party boss plans to remain neutral until a nominee is formally confirmed. Some skeptics worry, including Biden until this week, that initial Harris sizzle will quickly fizzle much like her 2020 campaign and vice presidency. One hundred days is an eternity in politics.