Guest Editorial:

Whichever side wins the national election Nov. 5 needs to think about why they did not get a larger share of the vote.

Not that they ever really expected to win over the hearts, minds and ballots of 60% of voters. The honest reality is that most candidates would accept 51% as a clear victory in this divisive world.

OK, maybe they’re prefer 52%. But they’ll happily declare a mandate on the thinnest of margins.

Gloating is ugly. It makes sore losers out of disappointed losers. Even worse, many of those sore losers are increasingly embracing anger — as if this country could get any angrier.

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