What an ugly campaign this is being  --  reminds me of high-school "mean girls," lots of innuendo, hinted-at smears, and partial truths.  

Originally, I had great hopes for McAleer, but she's really been a disappointment  --  also in a clique-ish, mean-girl kind of way.  It started with the day she kicked Jim Hallett in the teeth, and has gone steadily downhill ever since.