@georgetakei So what I'm hearing is that if I am not in one of these six states, I can safely vote third party to register my disgust with both major party candidates and I will have no effect on the outcome to the election.
Unfortunately, he is right, the elections in the US is determined by those six states, add to that mail-in ballots, and your vote is meaningless.
@antares @georgetakei For president, pretty much yes. check in on electoral-vote.com to make sure your state is still in the "swing" category. (I'd maybe include North Carolina and make it 7 at this point?)
But if you live in California or Wyoming vote for whomever makes you happy. For president.
California has a so-called "Top Two" primary so you really can vote for whoever you like in March then one only two in November - in statewide offices that is frequently a moderate democrat vs a progressive. Not as good as Single Transferable Vote, but way better than First Past the Post.
@antares @georgetakei No.