[pstuart]

I just learned about him and find his campaign platform to be agreeable.

Unfortunately, in a two-party system one is compelled to vote for the official party candidate if they want their party to win. So voting for a challenger during primaries is great in that it helps send a message to the party, but in the general one must hold their nose and vote for the party's nominee.

If he runs in the general election it will be as a spoiler candidate