This election should be a slam dunk for Hillary Clinton. But turnovers are keeping the game too close.

She is superbly qualified to be President. She has long fought on the right side of progress. Her opponent is one of the most despised, dreaded and dangerous men ever to run for President.

But then (always) there is the private email server. Bill’s tarmac tete-a-tete with Loretta Lynch. The six-figure Wall Street speeches. The big donations to the Clinton Foundation from overseas donors.

The good and bad of the Clinton campaign came to North Carolina yesterday. There was the joyously energized rally in Charlotte (with the President who looks better and better to Americans as they ponder his potential successors).

The contrast with the Trump rally was stark. Hers was about how great America can be. His was about how awful it is now. You saw why millions are drawn to Trump and why millions more are repulsed by him.

Then there came the news about her email server. It’s a bad sign when it’s great news that your candidate wasn’t indicted. The damaging words “extremely careless” linger on.

(Actually, Republicans should be relieved that she wasn’t indicted. If she had been, we’d nominate Uncle Joe Biden and Trump wouldn’t have a chance. At least, until Joe started talking.)

Also lingering is Bill Clinton’s ill-advised “social chat” with the AG just days ago. You wonder if the Big Dog’s storied political instincts have faded with age. Maybe he should ditch the vegan diet and pound down a couple of Big Macs.

For many Americans, “Hillary” conjures up a lifelong commitment to helping people. For many Americans, “Clintons” conjures up a longtime commitment to helping themselves. And maybe seeing themselves above the rules the rest of us live by.

Fortunately, Trump is Trump. And that may be enough. But it’s still too close for comfort right now.

The old adage applies, “The worst wounds in politics are self-inflicted.”