It seems blindingly obvious to say it, but Harris's job won't be to run for president, and the coverage should reflect that

Media likes a permanent campaign because it's permanent coverage and they've hollowed out most of the reporting bench for horserace reporting. The rest of us, however, don't constantly benefit from politics as a show.

One of the glaring flaws of electoral representation is that being a good campaigner is a totally separate skill from being a good public servant. Kind of like how "good at interviews" isn't actually a job qualification, but a much larger problem because elections are literally popularity contests