It's interesting watching each side deflect when anything negative comes up. The defense tends to fall into four categories:

1. The source is lying, incompetent, or bought off.
2. The allegations are irrelevant or trivial.
3. The other side did something worse.
4. This is all politically motivated, therefore it should be ignored.

Very rarely do I see anyone take responsibility for the wrongdoings of their own guy/girl. No wonder the ranks of Independents have swelled in recent years.