What else does it mean when, after 2 (maybe 3) assassination attempts, a candidate calls a press conference, walks to the podium, tells the country that her opponent is the political reincarnation of a mass murdering psychopath who killed 50 million people, stares at the camera, takes no questions, turns on her heels, and leaves.
What's she asking for?

They cant believe he is still alive, and not just politically, despite evrything they have tried to take him down. Eventually they will probably pull it off.