EXECELLENT point!!!!
I was very lukewarm about Romney but I did vote for him. Once the primaries are over there are only two choices. I chose the better of the two.
I live in NYS. My vote for president has NEVER counted. SO I had the luxury of casting a protest vote.
So I cast my throwaway vote for president for a third party candidate as a protest vote.
If I had lived in a swing state, I may not have.