According to news stories, with less than three weeks to go, the U.S. presidential election is a dead heat. And since I’m not one of those pundits who expects rapturous applause for saying “time may tell” or that it hinges on swing states and demographics, I’m instead going to ask what the heck is wrong with you people.

I don’t mean American voters. Well, not all of them. I mean the political parties. Because according to pundits, many news stories and certainly both parties, your opponent stinks so badly he or she could knock a buzzard off a manure wagon.