Kamala Harris accomplished three goals in her forceful acceptance speech.

She told us who she is.

She eviscerated Trump.

She proposed a new way forward.

All in just 38 minutes, one of the shortest acceptance speeches ever.

Trump’s was 90 minutes – a tired, repetitious litany of gripes, grievances and whining.

It’s striking what Harris didn’t say: that she would be the first woman President, and the first woman of color.

We knew that.

Last night, we learned how fierce and formidable she is.

And that she was a prosecutor for 20 years.

She walked into courtrooms, introduced herself as “Kamala Harris, for the people” and prosecuted – and locked up – criminals, fraudsters, drug traffickers and sexual predators.

In less than three weeks, she will confront Trump before the court of public opinion, in a debate.

He sounded rattled last night when he dialed into Fox News. He kept hitting the buttons on his phone and rambled so much the hosts cut him off.

He posted on Truth Social, “Where’s Hunter?” He complained that Tim Walz was “an assistant coach, not a coach.”

He sounded scared.

He should be.