of course I understand.
I'm not playing either party's game.  I don't like coke or pepsi, I want 3rd party roundy's brand lemon lime white soda (sprite, for you non-wisconsinites).  If there are going to be continously close elections, and you're faced with making sure the more eeevilll candidate doesn't win each time, then there's no hope for a change.  Why continue the cycle? 
A third option does exist and many people know that.  The sooner the votes go libertarian, the sooner we can get out of this endless cycle of a plutocracy and make it a viable third option.  There is a zero to nil chance of the libertarians of even nearing 5% this election.  I see it as planting seeds.