She was characteristically โ€œcuteโ€ about her announcement:

โ€œAfter careful deliberation, I am here to announce that I am going to be a candidate for the United States Senate,โ€ said Harris, 46.
The audience, which expected just the opposite, was stunned into silence before breaking out into thunderous applause. Harris grinned.
โ€œBut,โ€ she added, โ€œnot this year.โ€