A man who is on the ballot in 3 states cannot complain that he didn’t win because of Obama. He suffered no injury from Obama, only from his overall lack of popularity which is why he had to create a party.
The coach of a team in the game has a right to protest. The water boy of another team who is watching on TV does not.
Alan Keyes did not complain that he didn’t win. He complained that he didn’t get a lawful, fair race - the only thing he asked for and a thing he is just as entitled to as anybody else in the race.
That’s the point. Winning makes no difference as to whether the race was fair and lawful. If somebody steals his chance to have a lawful process, they have injured him, regardless of what outcomes did or didn’t happen. That’s what EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW means - not that you will be guaranteed any particular result, but that you will have the same legal protections as anybody else. That means that losers are just as protected and have just as many rights in the eyes of the law as winners do.