There's a word for that, I know... wait, it's coming to me

Democrats in Wisconsin finally turned in all their petitions to recall governor Walker.  But apparently the next step in their cunning plan is "?" and the step after that is "PROFIT!" because:

"Democrats don’t know who will challenge Walker. Party and union leaders say they’re not concerned about not having someone actively running against Walker and trying to match his fundraising. In fact, they say it was part of their strategy."

You went through all that trouble to forge all those dead people's signatures, and you never came up with anyone to run against him?  There's a word for this, it will describe you perfectly, but I can't quite remember what it is... I think it starts with "S-T" and rhymes with "Cupid."