Opinion: Is a California governor’s race in Kamala Harris’ future?

In recent weeks, President Joe Biden has ceded the spotlight to President-elect Donald Trump. But Biden has been a vivid public presence compared with Vice President Kamala Harris.

Since losing to Trump, Harris has appeared only sporadically in public, accompanying Biden to Arlington Cemetery on Veterans Day, swearing in three new senators, attending White House events and holiday parties.

Next month, Harris will become the third defeated presidential candidate in 64 years to preside...