During Wednesday night’s debate, Donald Trump was asked by moderator Chris Wallace about comments he’s made this week regarding voter fraud affecting the outcome of the election and whether he’d accept the results come November 8th. He was hesitant to answer in the affirmative, and instead offered this response:

Following the debate, the various pundits zeroed in on that answer as an example of shooting himself in the foot unnecessarily. Exhibit A of what the “experts” will be frothing about for the next twenty days:

.@realDonaldTrump refused to say that he would accept the election’s outcome https://t.co/WnkuyLoVu7 | AP Photo pic.twitter.com/GrriqaWKhf

— POLITICO (@politico) October 20, 2016

The talking heads were absolutely apoplectic that anyone could question the outcome of an election. As if Al Gore and Florida never existed. I couldn’t disagree more. Reports of voter fraud have come from many states throughout the nation, including the “largest voter fraud investigation” in Texas history, where Governor Abbot has vowed to root it out. But the most glaring evidence to back Trump’s concerns are the Project Veritas videos that broke this week:

#NBC #Hillary #Fraud #DonaldTrump #CNN #PROOF #VoterFraud #RiggedElection #NOTFORHER #DEBATE #FACTCHECK #TRUTH https://t.co/J1s3e9rp6u #MAGA

— Nicholas Brown (@NicholasBrown83) October 20, 2016

How hard is it, given this compelling evidence, to think that a close race could be tipped by voter fraud? Whomever wins, should the race be close—and polls suggest otherwise as of today—it would not be unreasonable to question the validity of the results. Whether that would be healthy for the country is of course fodder for another debate. But to roll over and not fight for your country if you think you’ve been cheated is what already all-too-often plagues this nation. We need a fighter, and whatever you think of Donald Trump, he’s no shrinking violet.