Policies.
Oh my God, we're all wet.
The man has policy papers.
He has positions.
Maybe we should read them.
Here's my challenge. If you read his position papers and the position papers of your protest candidate, and you still HONESTLY agree with the protest candidate ... then Kudos. You'll never hear a peep from me if you have that defense.
And don't give me, "Oh, but he won't ENACT those policies."
What evidence do you have that Protest Candidate X will? Again, if you can point to a concrete example ... ok. But keep in mind there are very few protest candidates who have ever been in government.
In other words, it's a vote, not a party favor.
Use it seriously.