But we are continually faced with varying shades of gray.
It's not a perfect world but right is still right and wrong is still wrong, there is no gray area there.
I’m sure you’ve heard this: “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” (Edmund Burke)
Have never felt inspired by that to do something that went against my principles and vote for the "lesser evil". Edmund Burke probably assumed that good men would be prone to do good things when they act.
It seems that people want to sacrifice their values as if it's expected nowdays. We need to start to reject that mindset and demand the type of candidates that this country deserves.
It's not likely that you and I are going to find a meeting of the minds and that's okay. You're a very polite debater.
I would consider it "doing good" to vote for someone whom Republicans have chosen in their primary so that Hillary would not win the presidency.
As a member of the Republican Party, I will support the national candidate. If I decided for whatever reason that I couldn't support that candidate, then I would resign my membership and join another political party who fields candidates I can support. Why be a member of a party when you disagree with the majority decision of that party? Problem with changing membership to a third party is I'd just have to accept the result that I'm throwing my vote away because I don't think a third party candidate can win at this point in time.
Many people throw their votes away in that manner for one reason or another and that's their choice. It's just not going to be mine. As I mentioned before, I voted for Perot out of protest. That was a totally wasted vote, IMO.