Finally, it’s over.

Both conventions, that is.

All the one-liners, burns and various attempts at stand-up insult comedy that practically never work. The whole panoply of B- and C-list politicos who mostly prove they should really be on the D-list, not to mention moldering has-beens like Leon Panetta (who asked for that?) and Hillary Clinton, the one who lost to Donald Trump in the first place!

These awful advertisements for authoritarianism should have shrunk back a long time ago. The online nomination should be the way forward. The only useful part of these tedious confabs is the acceptance speech by the nominee.

Which brings us to Kamala Harris.

Harris delivered a speech right out of the political consultant and pollster playbook. She followed the standard structure of someone introducing herself to voters for the first time — begin with the humble bio, contrast it with your venal opponent and then hit the main policy issues, weaving in criticisms of your opponent and, of course, de rigueur patriotic references.

Funny thing is, she didn’t really say that much.

There were no truly memorable slogans or catchphrases. “Opportunity Economy” was a decent line, and maybe that will be a theme, but she didn’t say much about it. There were no real proposals, just generic bromides and what she wasn’t going to do — for example, she won’t end Social Security. That’s a relief.

Like Trump, she put no meat on the bone. But unlike Trump, she stuck to the teleprompter, and at least tossed all her target constituencies a bone.

Hitting Trump where it hurts

Harris made a smart shift........

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