They wouldn’t.
This is an old political stratagem.
Make out you really are afraid of the weakest of the opposition’s candidates, just like Brer Rabbit and the Briar Patch..............
“Brer Rabbit and the Briar Patch”
Just got done watching “Song of the South” on Youtube, here’s your scene...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4D470YSl2Y