Desperate dicks do stupid things
What is going on in Dick’s head?
You missed a chance at “...do dumb deeds.”
Last Refuge of a Scoundrel. Asking members of the opposition to cross party lines and bail you out in an open primary.
Of course, you realize if it works and he wins he will be incorrigible. Like Arlen Specter would have been if the GOP had not backed his last re-election bid.