KAMALA HARRIS’S acceptance speech to the Democratic National Convention on August 22nd marked the culmination of one of the most rapid and comprehensive political reinventions in modern American history. Across five years at the highest levels of American politics, Ms Harris developed a reputation as unsteady, left-wing, inauthentic and gaffe-prone. Yet one month into her second attempt at the presidency, the old Ms Harris is gone, replaced by a self-assured and polished politician who energised thousands of party faithful, moderates and left-wingers alike.