That means we are about to experience one of the dirtiest campaigns in American history amplified by technology and endless amounts of cash.
They have no moral grounds upon which to stand to advance their own case for the White House therefore they must make themselves no worse than other candidates and to do that they must destroy those candidates and, by extension, all their critics. They've done it before they can do it again and they will.
My first thought after reading your post was, "What would the Founders think of what you just posted?"
"Thomas, Oh My, who are these Clintons? People from the Crown?" "I don't know. . George have you heard of them? We better go to the tavern and ask Ben" "What has happened to the Republic?" "Those are the kind of people we warned them about."