Politics of Personal Destruction

I am hoping that a time comes that the politics of personal destruction at least calms down. I can understand Republicans attacking Democrats but attacking people in your own party isn't going to help win the Presidency in my opinion.

Apparently ads are being run attacking Romney's religion.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/1107/AntiRomney_antiMormon_calls_being_made_in_Iowa.html

Pretty pathetic turn of events in the primaries. Unfortunately not surprising.