To a point. To the degree that policies are determined by political triangulation, someone deciding between Green and Democrat is only half as important as someone deciding between Democrat and Republican. Actually voting for the Green party decreases the odds of ones preferred outcome this election (down to what it would be if you did not vote), but increases the credibility of your threat for the next election.
Math-wise, the optimal strategy depends on the size of the effect that pull is likely to have, weighed against the odds your vote will change which of the frontrunners wins times the difference between the frontrunners.
Of course, ideally we could switch away from FPTP voting, but getting that to happen in selecting electors is a reach (though at least the Electoral College means we don't have to do it nationwide at once).
Regarding Hillary in particular, I think an overgrown security apparatus is the biggest threat this country faces, and she has decisively lost my vote with her self-serving and revisionist account of the Snowden affair.
Math-wise, the optimal strategy depends on the size of the effect that pull is likely to have, weighed against the odds your vote will change which of the frontrunners wins times the difference between the frontrunners.
Of course, ideally we could switch away from FPTP voting, but getting that to happen in selecting electors is a reach (though at least the Electoral College means we don't have to do it nationwide at once).
Regarding Hillary in particular, I think an overgrown security apparatus is the biggest threat this country faces, and she has decisively lost my vote with her self-serving and revisionist account of the Snowden affair.