Well, to be fair, politics trampled all over their field and trying to be above that has got them nowhere. If a mud fight erupts around you then you can either

Well, to be fair, politics trampled all over their field and trying to be above that has got them nowhere. If a mud fight erupts around you then you can either try to ignore it with zero chance of winning or you can join it with a chance to win. Either way you will come out covered in mud.