"It's gutter politics," she said, staring intently at the woman asking questions.

"I think it would be tragic for White Plains if superior architecture were voted down because of irresponsible politicians and gutter politics," he said.

Governor Cuomo has described these attacks on Ferraro as "gutter politics."

That kind of gutter politics, Ted?

They accuse him of playing gutter politics.

November's gutter politics make one skeptical about Mr. Vacco's present behavior.

McCain's presidential campaign called the article "a hit-and-run smear campaign" and "gutter politics."

"What you are seeing is gutter politics," Mr. McClellan said.

He said he thought the cancellation came in retaliation for the hearings, calling it "the worst form of gutter politics imaginable."

"I'm just sick of all this gutter politics," the lady said.