Sharp Elbows wasn't living up to his own elevated standard of positive campaigning.
Sharp Elbows was not living up to a standard of positive campaigning that he had set, and was actually being quite vicious to his opponent.
mnli hypothesis: Sharp Elbows was not living up to a standard of positive campaigning that he had set, and was actually being quite vicious to his opponent. premise: Sharp Elbows wasn't living up to his own elevated standard of positive campaigning.