I get what you're trying to say, but there are plenty of people who are legitimately equally opposed to both major candidates in many elections. No party should

I get what you're trying to say, but there are plenty of people who are legitimately equally opposed to both major candidates in many elections. No party should feel entitled to a vote and label those who oppose them as "protest votes". If you think a given politician is bad, that your candidate is better, and you lose, then that's just how it is. Nobody was supposed to vote for you. If you align with a political party, then was the party's job to pick a candidate that was at least likeable. If they lose, it's because someone found the other party more appealing for some reason. (This, of course, ignores vote rigging, voter intimidation, and other methods of actively suppressing/discarding votes) There are politicians out there you'd think are absolute demons based off internet comments and they only won because of so-called "protest votes", but going outside and talking to people, it's surprising how much support they have. It becomes pretty clear why they won.