Let's get this out of the way early: I do not want to vote for Hillary Clinton.

I know very few Millennials who do. We know that she's a liar, that she's crooked, and that she has consistently shifted her politics to align herself with whatever is politically expedient. Anderson Cooper pointedly gave voice to the concerns of many voters when in the first Democratic debate he asked her, "Will you say anything to get elected?"

Some Democrats call her willingness to change with the times progressive. They say she's willing to rethink dearly held positions, admit she was wrong, and come to new conclusions. I guess you could call that progressive, but it brings to mind another kind of progressivism. I remember seeing a meme when the Democratic race was still close enough to make Hillary sweat, that read: "For every sh*tty decision America has made in the past thirty years, there is a video of Bernie Sanders trying to stop it." Whatever your feelings are on gay marriage, public health care, or the war in Iraq, Bernie Sanders' opinions on these issues have remained remarkably consistent throughout his political career. Clinton's have not. She has flip-flopped constantly to stay in line with the party base. While Sanders' prophetic progressivism has time and time again predicted the eventual destination of the Democratic party, Hillary's progresivism has been one of constant course correction.

But, as you probably know by now, Sanders has endorsed Clinton and promised to do everything in his power to ensure that she is elected come November. Many Sanders supporters saw this as Bernie selling out (For the record, it wasn't. This is another example of Bernie's consistency in making good on his longstanding promise to support the eventual Democratic nominee.) and flocked to the campaigns of Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson and Green party candidate Jill Stein.

Both Johnson and Stein remain clean of the taint of establishment corruption that has marred Clinton's campaign. Johnson is an attractive pick for voters on both sides of the aisle, combining the social liberalism of Bernie Sanders, with fiscal conservatism and an emphasis on small government, and has seen a surge in the polls in the last month as a result. Stein has postured herself as "Bernie's Plan B." She holds to the same politics that attracted to voters to Sanders, while still opposing the corruption that many see in "Crooked Hillary."

The problem, and it's a very real problem, is that neither Gary Johnson or Jill Stein is going to win.

Right now, RealClearPolitics has Clinton polling at 40.4% of the vote, with Trump right behind her at 39.8%. Johnson, the most viable third-party candidate, comes in at 7.2% and Stein trails the rest at 3.2%.

For some context, Jeb "Please Clap" Bush polled at 5% in January right before he dropped out of the race. Stein is trailing the Republican one of the least successful Republican candidates of the 2016 race and Johnson is only doing slightly better. Both are about 30 points behind either major party candidate.

Hear me out: I would prefer both Johnson and Stein to Trump or Clinton. They both have more integrity.

But, if we're realistic, Trump or Clinton is going to be president. And, only one of these candidates has built a campaign on xenophobia and fear-mongering. Only one had mocked war veterans and the disabled. Only one has invented a memory of of thousands of New Jersey Muslims celebrating in the streets as the Twin Towers came down. Only one has called for a moratorium on all Muslims entering the country. Only one has suggested that the Muslims that are already here should wear some form of identification, reminiscent of the yellow Stars of David Jews were forced to wear in Nazi Germany. Only one has stereotyped Mexican immigrants as criminals, drug mules, and rapists. Only one told a female contestant on The Apprentice, "It must be a pretty picture; you dropping to your knees." Only one has suggested-- as a serious platform of his campaign--what was a politician's platform as a joke in the fourth season of Arrested Development: building a wall between the US in Mexico. Only one has endorsed bringing back waterboarding, and murdering the families of terrorists-- a war crime. Only one has incited violence at his rallies and told supporters to "knock the hell out of" protesters. And about only one has it been written, by a man who worked closely enough with Trump to convincingly write a bestseller in his name, "I genuinely believe that if Trump wins and gets the nuclear codes, there is an excellent chance that it will lead to the end of civilization."

Hillary sucks.

Hillary doesn't "end of the world as we know it" suck.

Hillary's stance on abortion and her attitude toward the unborn should trouble Christian voters. Trump's stance on practically every other marginalized group should trouble Christian voters more. Hillary barely leads Trump right now, and in some polls, Trump leads her. This is a close race. I want you to think about the amount of fear, racism, and hatred Trump has stirred up while a candidate for president, and then I want you to imagine what could happen if he actually gets elected. I want you to think about the way Trump has made mainstream, things that used to be whispered, if they were said at all.

I want you to think about the fear that people of color feel in the wake of the death of Alton Sterling and Philando Castille. I want you to think about the fear Muslims feel because the Republican nominee for president wants them prevented from entering the country. I want you to think about the fear LGBT folks in America have felt in the month after Orlando. I want you to think about the fear Mexican immigrants feel as Trump promises to deport them or their family members.

And I want you to think about whether these problems will get better or worse if Trump becomes the most powerful man in the world.

Ted Cruz urged voters at the Republican National Convention to vote their conscience this November. I agree. And I ask you to remember that it isn't voting your conscience if it causes the unconscionable to happen as a result.