The 2024 presidential election is tied. Again. As I write this, Nate Silver’s forecast is literally 50-50. And that’s bad news for America.

I’m not just saying this because it defies logic that a man who was twice impeached, convicted of 34 felony counts and found liable for sexual assault (just to mention three of Donald Trump’s greatest hits) is a whisker away from winning the presidency. Nor am I saying this because the tight polls are causing Democrats to feel increasingly apoplectic — a situation that surely isn’t good for their mental health.

I’m saying this because the last thing we need is another super-close election. It doesn’t strain credulity to imagine that a close race could lead to a disputed outcome, which could then lead to violence.

If that prospect isn’t dicey enough, consider the possibility of a literal tie in the electoral college of 269-269. The winner would be determined based on which party controls the most state delegations in the House of Representatives, meaning that Trump would very likely emerge victorious.

It’s hard to imagine the toll that process might take on our nation.

It is in everyone’s best interest for the winner — whoever that turns out to be — to receive a decisive victory. But even if you rule out the........

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