In addition, the Browneshirts would be using the full power and force of the state to protect the heroin depots from arson, and Fidel would be smiling upon their efforts.
1) The can select a target group of voters and write their party platform specifically for them.
2) They can promise the world...anything at all...with complete immunity.
3) They will never have to deliver a single campaign promise in their entire political career.
4) They will always be able to find enough gullible people to fund their fake candidacy (and make them a pretty fair living).
In return, their followers have a pretty good deal except for the fact that they're forking over good money to a huckster. Still, they can:
1) Rant on about the virtues of their candidate and how only they can put America right.
2) They will never be faced with the embarassment that their candidate couldn't deliver a pizza while it was still hot.3) They can smuggly claim that they only voted for someone who really represents their narrow views, regardless of how meaningless.