Everyone on the left is terrified to criticize Harris, that is why she was able to just shine at the first debate. No white guy wants to be on a DNC stage going after a black woman and she knows that, hell the moderators are afraid of that as well, there was a moment when she basically just told the moderators to shut the f up and they said okay.
But this is what happens when you push back just a little bit against her. She gets so flustered and makes 0 sense. During the debate she raises her hands to decriminalize illegally entering the country. Then here gets called out for it and says no Im not for that, then talks for 45 seconds on how she is all for decriminalizing it.
Trump isn't afraid to call her out on this stuff so I think he could make her look really dumb. Same for Pete, I mean Eric Swalwell called him out and he was like a deer in the headlights and didnt know what to do, he was lucky the crazy lady saved him. I do think Warren is probably the best out of the top Dems at keeping cool and sticking to her guns.
Warren has been a bulldog in going after bank execs - she doesn't get intimidated easily and can give as well as she takes.
The fact that is so far left and isn't Indian enough makes her an unattractive candidate to me, but I agree with your assessment (although I have not and won't watch any of the debates.)