This will only work if Dick:
(1) actively and publicly supports the Aviation Advancement Party candidate, and
(2) doesn’t allow himself to be duchessed by the incumbent.
(For information: “duchessed” does not mean flying in a Duchess...)
AOPA needs to be very, very careful to choose a candidate who doesn’t have dual citizenship, a ‘colourful’ history or any of the other precluding characteristics. The candidate can safely assume that if, as a consequence of Dick’s active and public support, the candidate is a credible threat, s/he will be the subject of very close scrutiny and a ‘dirt’ campaign.