I never have understood that comment -”
Nor have I. Knowing my son though, it will not be the last discussion we have about it. His logic - you have one vote and two candidates. If you vote for neither, you have wasted your vote. My logic - my vote or lack thereof is one form of protest or support for a particular candidates position on issues. If I help to elect someone who turns out to be a real bum, I have no one to blame by myself. Rarely ever have I voted a straight party ticket in the 50 years I’ve been voting and am very active and vocal with my local politicians.
I know full well how important even one vote can be - my best friend was running for the local school board and she lost by one vote. Another (now former) friend said she didn’t vote that election because she “didn’t think it would be needed”.
My son can be convinced up to a point but seems to have inherited his stubborn streak from his father (my ex who is a staunch Democrat) - LOL.