My Unpopular Opinion About Third Parties

Confession: I voted for Ralph Nadar in 2000. And Jill Stein in 2012. And Jill Stein again in 2016.
The day after the election in November of 2016, I remember that feeling of shock and despair when it finally sunk in that Donald Trump was going to be our president. When I saw Facebook posts from my liberal friends lashing out at people who voted for third parties, I held my tongue, but inside…