the Lesser of two Evils dilemma is not just a moral question, but also a strategic one. indeed, it is the language of morality, evil, guilt, and restoration which seeks to occlude stratigically inflected concerns.

as long as the Democrats are enabling genocide and refuse to pass pro choice legislation cause they'd rather fundraise off Republican atrocities, I'd rather punish them at the polls now and maybe get something better in 2028.

you can't keep fighting the Republicans by voting Democrat. statistically each party can only hold the presidency for 1-3 terms. four to twelve years. if faced with the question "outright fascist now or fascist enabler now and outright fascist next time", it's not time to vote for the Lesser Evil, it's time to change the question.

nifty reforms like ranked choice and anti gerrymandering are great as far as it goes, but neither the Republicans nor the Democrats are incentivized to do anything to let a third party into play. for that, you need to confront the actual powers which both parties serve: capitalism, empire, white supremacy.

you don't do that by giving money to corporate lobbyists or even by running ballot initiatives. you do it by resisting expropriation of labor and natural resources.