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If you define anything other than “Catholic” as Protestant, then I guess they are. However JWs see themselves as separate from any part of what they label as “Christendom.”

My sister is a JW and would rile at being called a Protestant. I also think that over time definitions can change to mean something different than originally intended. I see Protestants as a group of Christians other than Chatolic who embrace a similar Theology regarding the nature of God, scripture, etc. Since JWs do not define God or Christ in the same way and have rewritten the Bible to suit their beliefs, I would not consider them a part of mainstream Protestant Christianity.

. . . I see Protestants as a group of Christians other than Chatolic [sic] who embrace a similar Theology regarding the nature of God, scripture, etc. . . . I would not consider them [JWs] a part of mainstream Protestant Christianity.

I think that virtually all Baptists do not consider themselves Protestants. Baptists, in a way, are protestants against the Reformation. They did not see the Reformation theology Covenants based entirely in Scripture. Baptists and other similar non-Covenant Christian bodies were often persecuted in their ways as were the Protestant Covenant believers in theirs. I believe virtually all Baptists (we're not talking Westboro here) consider Covenant Christians as brethren (okay, AND cistern) and gladly fellowship with them, except for their specific Covenant Theology.

Interestingly, so-called Mainstream Christians are often now tiny denominations of formerly profoundly faithful Christian congregants. Unfortunately, many of the Mainstream denominations and churches are now very liberal, and some are absolutely heretical.

I have a friend who was present at the annual meeting of a denomination that was formerly very fundamental and faithful, on the occasion of the denomination voting to falter in their formerly solid Christian fundamental principles. (He was very proud of his influence in moving the denomination away from Christ, and toward Socialistic heresy.)

You are very correct in your observation that the Jehovah's Witness meet no criteria of fundamental Christianity