Alinsky rules... accuse those who oppose you of the tactics you employ.
Would look like a Monty Python skit if Republicans accused opponents of the tactics they employ:
“You are just being polite” “You are compromising.” “You are apologizing for things you did not do!” “You are coming to our side and selling out those who have voted for you.”
THAT would scare them. Hmm, I guess the Alinsky rule of accusing your opponents of using your tactics assumes that you have tactics And/or that those tactics are not nice.