So, if not Kamala Harris, then what about Corey Booker?

Given the nature of the Democratic primary field, Booker can't help but be the candidate of the establishment, as defined by the Clinton and Obama administration. More than a few people remember him chiding the 2012 Obama campaign for being too hard on the private equity industry. He has been a bridge between the Democratic Party and Wall Street—as a senator from New Jersey, he has hundreds of little masters of the universe as his constituents, who flee across the bridge and through the tunnel every night—but it is entirely possible that the Democratic primary electorate doesn't want a bridge to Wall Street any more.

That's his tightrope to walk, just as Kamala Harris's record as a prosecutor is hers. But he also is a charismatic presence in the field, and an undeniable source of energy. It's a better field with him in it. Let's see him go through the wringer. And if his presence keeps Joe Biden on the sidelines, that's all the better.

  

I suppose there is no perfect candidate, and I've already resigned myself (begrudgingly) to voting for whoever is the Democratic nominee, so I guess it doesn't really matter, but I still kind of like to know what we're getting.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.