What if Candidate B does tremendously better work ? and what if he also will not act like such a rebel if your company can show just a little bit of a moral and meritocratic side every once in a while ?
A real-life job applicant trying this strategy would be laughed out. "Hey, your company sucks and your hiring decisions suck and your employees are thugs, but if you hire me I promise I'll stop saying such things."
I mean seriously, why would you want to carry a signature of a campaign that you despise so much? All about the benjamins?