It's amazing the way all these silly rationales collapse the moment you apply the logic from the other side or even just follow the logic beyond the exact rhetorical cul-de-sac they've convinced themselves is the whole world.

Not voting for a candidate just tells them they won't ever get your vote, so why bother changing.

So what does voting for them unconditionally do?

It... umm... well... ensures they rely our your vote instead of going to the right. Which gives you power... somehow

Power I can use by threatening to withhold my vote?

No, because then they know you're not reliable and can and will ignore you.

So my choice is to vote against my interests and morals and be ignored, while supporting a monster. Or not do that, be ignored, and focus on something else.

Uhm no. I mean yes. But no because something something Trump, something something you can't come to my dinner party