The polls from the swing states, including Michigan, are not looking good for Kamala Harris. While the difference is razor-thin, the momentum swing is clearly with the Trump campaign at the moment.

Now, there are still 18 days to go before Election Day, and that is a lifetime in politics. Still, with early voting now happening, the window of opportunity to change people’s minds is getting smaller and smaller. And with Kamala Harris putting in lackluster performances in interviews, and mailing in old jokes, her “JOY!” campaign seems to be faltering. Not that she would ever admit to that.

The numbers, however, tell a different story.

Gone is the strategy attributed to Abraham Lincoln that it is “better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.” Silence is a luxury that Team Kamala can no longer afford. A look at Harris’ polling numbers will tell you why.

The RealClearPolitics Oct. 17 average of national two-way race polling shows Harris leading Trump, 49.2 percent to 47.7 percent. That’s close, but it’s still a lead —no reason to panic, right?...