Taking the high road isn't easy, by definition. But it doesn't have to mean eschewing all lines of attack, either. It just means keeping the attacks focused on the issues, and what the candidates say and do (seven houses!) rather than their families. As Scalzi says in the quote above, just because her daughter is pregnant doesn't mean we can't call her on her policies relating to sex education and choice. Those policies are wrong on their own, without having to drag the girl into it.

I would almost say, in this election of all elections, if we can't win on the merits of our policies and strengths of our candidates, we don't deserve to win it. But I know how much is at stake, so I won't go quite that far.