@ryanhoulihan I'm know a reply isn't necessarily going to sway you. You seem reasonably bright and you make valid points.
I vote as harm reduction, with full knowledge that harm will be caused regardless of who wins an election. I like the notion of voting for someone who may not check 100% of our ideological boxes, but instead is someone who could be bullied/persuaded/otherwise convinced to take actions I agree with.
I don't believe politicians will "save" us from the worst among us. But I do worry about the impact and reach of that harm if certain folks win elections.
I do hope you choose to vote, but that's your choice and you have to right to refrain from it.
Also to others, if you're trying to trot out trans folks as a prop to convince a trans person to vote...idk what to say to you but that behavior is pretty gross.