REPUBLICAN IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE? You can feel it — Republican confidence in victory is growing. Many in the GOP, from elected officials to pundits on Twitter, believe former President Donald Trump is headed to victory, perhaps even a big victory, on Nov. 5. For weeks, Vice President Kamala Harris’s lead in national polls has been shrinking, a little bit each day, until now the two are basically tied, which some experts believe will mean a Trump win. Two new national polls out Friday morning, one from the New York Times-Siena and one from CNN, both showed Trump and Harris exactly tied, at 48% in one and 47% in the other.

If you are a Trump supporter, it appears the national polls are lining up. The same with the swing state polls. Early voting looks better for Republicans than it ever has. Trump is running a smart race. Harris has failed to offer a compelling picture of what she would do were she elected President of the United States. So the Republican optimists are not making this up.