I've been reading a bit about the 2012 campaign and find it surprising that there was actually discussion about a primary challenge to President Barack Obama. Bernie Sanders discussed the idea at the time. Harold Ford was even mentioned, weirdly enough?
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125662980https://newrepublic.com/article/79530/democratic-primary-challenge-obama-2012I don't think anybody would find much success in doing so, but who would have been the most formidable candidate for a primary challenge and what would they have maxed out at?