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There is no divinity here - unless you consider mathematics to be devine (which I do.)
There are two candidates with a chance to win. You get to ADD your vote to one of their totals. The one who has the most votes at the end of the cycle is the winner and will be POTUS for the next four years.
Now you can choose to NOT participate in this great endeavor - you can stay home, go fishing, cast a meaningless vote for someone other than the two with a chance, or anything else. If you don't vote for (or against) one of them you are wasting your effort - you may as well go fishing.
You can support who or what represents you principles in many way - try to influence voters before the primaries - write letters to the editor - work in a campaign - bring your children up to 'think right' - etc.
But voting for POTUS on national election day is different. Wasting your vote here is like spraying graffiti in an art museum - you get to express yourself, but everyone thinks you are a fool.
This is serious business - effecting the direction of the country for a generation or more. His Supreme Court choices alone will anchor whatever direction he points the nation.
If you don't care, then do as you please. Don't expect any respect for it.
Funny. I respect your vote no matter who you give it to. And you don't respect anyone's vote who doesn't vote for the two major parties. Who exactly of the two of us shouldn't get respect again?