As a resident of the 9th district, it was pretty interesting to watch her campaign. She always struck me as authentic. I got a bit of a behind-the-scenes view of how she handled herself with 4th of July parades as well (I was in a group that marched just behind her and her entourage in one parade actually).
I'm just not sure she was able to fully cut through the chaos of that campaign--media exposure seemed thin to me near the end.