If you want a positive spin on someone trying to win an election after a coup, turn to MMA.

Some fighters fight cleanly, some take steroids. Some of the best clean fighters don't blame steroids when they lose. Instead they say, "I beat other fighters on steroids who cheated, I should've beat that steroid user too, I'll get him next time."

Sometimes the fighter mentality means that you find a way to win regardless of how much your opponent cheats.