The only way things will change is if the people we like get more votes than the people we don't. Not voting at all, or voting for people who have zero chance, won't change anything. Such "messages" never get received, much less understood.
Agree. It felt good when, in a miff, I changed my registration to Independent a couple years ago. I reasoned that should send a message to the GOP. But, when it comes to voting, I vote with my head. The fact is most D’s are progressives, and to the handful that aren’t, why would I want to sit it out or go 3rd party and help increase democrat numbers in congress? Democrat leaders are full blown loons and socialists.