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Voting 3rd party in a FPTP electoral system means you voted for the most popular candidate of the 2 main parties. If you vote for the lesser of two evils of the 2 main parties, at least you stand a chance at keeping out the greater of 2 evils. In essence, voting 3rd party in a FPTP system is a wasted vote.
I disagree with this sentiment. I'd say the vote is wasted in the immediate election, and probably any immediately following elections. However, those numbers are still tracked, and the more we see people voting third party, the more motivated we'll see third party candidates. If I run third party and get 25 votes one cycle, and then the next cycle I get 25k votes, I would call that gathering momentum. If it keeps increasing with each attempt, the signal is getting louder and louder. Eventually, that wasted vote becomes a very serious threat. Think long term.