But try to understand why someone might be disaffected.
In rethinking much of this discussion while preparing dinner, I realized I maybe came in a little aggressive on the topic, my apologies. I do understand this. Our primary difference is that I don't think we can do better than "lesser of two evils" until structural change occurs.
While I agree with you that structural change is not an easy path either, to me it seems an undeniable prerequisite before any flavor of voting for or supporting a third party is going to do anything other than benefit Republicans.
The reason the Democrats seem like Republicans from the 70’s and 80’d is because they’re the same.
I don't agree with this choice of words, but I do think I agree with the spirit of what you are saying in this regard. I think the issue is that there's not a good path out of this. I think your suggested path is an impossibility, and you think mine is.
Edited to add a d and fix punctuation and this:
I think supporting the most progressive local candidate you possibly can seems likely to have the best effect. In my case, the local democrat is very progressive, wins handily, and is truly a good choice. So I admit I've got easy mode for this locally. But I feel like these are the folks who can provide change you might actually feel, and who can potentially manage upwards through their party.