I don't remember it ever getting this nasty this early. Romney don't even have the nomination yet.
Yes. Unprecedented. But then we're in the worst economy in living memory (since the Great Depression). Add to that that this is really Barak Obama's first real campaign. He had walkovers in the Illinois Senate, the US Senate and his first Presidential election. Yeah, he beat Hillary, but she was about as inept as McCain.
Obama's getting antsy because he thinks he should have this wrapped up already.