[paulycy]

does one “throw” their vote away on a very long shot candidate?

You are never throwing an honest, principled vote away. Never.

[Hulka]

Yeah, “throw away” might be a bad way to word it, but the ultimate result remains as I describe. The stand keeps your heart pure but many more die because of it as the liberals push their agenda even more to the left, stack the courts even more, pass legislation enshrining matters affecting abortion and everything else.