(All else being equal) who would you vote for in a general election?

[Cincinnatus]

I'll support a minor-party candidate if I do in fact agree with them just about all the time.  However, I'm more likely to vote for the person I agree with a little less, if they're more electable.  For Presidential, option one is best, though being from NY, the option generally doesn't matter in such race. 

I'll tell everyone I think so-and-so is a great third-party/Independent candidate.  Realistically though, who I really support, and who I believe has a shot at winning, can be drastically different (I would assume this would occur for most people during some election).  So, if I could do something to help that #3 guy, and he jumped in polling enough to gain a legitimate chance, sure.  It's really sad that America is entrenched in this two-party system, because even though I want a third-party, or even fourth party option to be viable candidates, it's basically a meaningless ballot if I voted for them (though because of the way our Presidential elections work, many people's votes are generally only a atta-boy anyway for participating in the democratic system).