At a pre-Oscars party last weekend, Harris was asked by another partygoer when she would make a decision about jumping into the California governor’s race. She gave a definitive answer, according to two people with knowledge of the conversation: the end of the summer.

The state of California has the unique ability to produce and shelter delusional people. You could walk through the streets of Hollywood, throw a nickel over your shoulder, and land a direct hit on a self-proclaimed influencer who’s either delusional enough to think they are the next Tom Cruise or Nicole Kidman or are themselves Tom Cruise or Nicole Kidman.