[wouldntbprudent]

Could you explain, please, your statement that “that’s how the system works”?

If you mean, the “system” allows you to vote for Spongebob if you so desire, yes, that is true.

If you mean, that casting a protest vote or sitting out “works,” that is not true. It accomplishes exactly zero. It’s not even an effective protest, nor does it insulate the voter from or absolve the voter of personal responsibility for directly facilitating the election of the candidate of the party the voter would never vote for directly.

[JamesP81]

If you mean, that casting a protest vote or sitting out “works,” that is not true. It accomplishes exactly zero. It’s not even an effective protest, nor does it insulate the voter from or absolve the voter of personal responsibility for directly facilitating the election of the candidate of the party the voter would never vote for directly.

That's a total BS argument that is the product of a party based political system that the forefathers never wanted in the first place. It would be hypocritically and morally repugnant for me to vote for someone who is opposed to my own beliefs whether that person is an R, a D, or otherwise. You will not assign personal responsibility for the election of a D to those of us who didn't vote for a D.