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I suspect that's not true as there do exist folks who may prefer Harris to any of the third parties. Never-trump Republicans, for example.
This differs from the usual argument about voting third party since the additional aspect of voting for a non-viable candidate is not present here - Harris has a real shot at winning.
A couple of points in response:
There are multiple ways to push the conversation forward. For example, one can fully back Harris but still push for different policies (such as more support for Gaza, backing single payer healthcare, free college for all, or even a universal basic income).
Pushing the conversation forward is good and all, but it seems like a non-sequitur in terms of avoiding a win by the GOP candidate.
Finally, currently there do not exist any viable alternatives outside the two-party system for the president. (In downstream elections like Senators and House reps and such, we do see independents.) The closest is Socialist and independent Bernie Sanders - he's not a member of the Democratic party but he caucuses with the Dems and he ran as a primary candidate for the Democratic nomination for President.
This acknowledges the reality that an independent president would have to govern with the cooperation of a coalition of Senators and Reps.
In practical terms I suspect if there ever was an independent president, that person would have to "caucus" with either the Dems or the GOP of Congress.
I'd give credit to this. For example, some voters who identify as Muslim in some battleground states are preferring to vote for Stein over Harris and giving the reason of policy differences over Gaza and Palestine. If we sideline voices, this is how we lose votes.
By instead listening, we have a better chance to win them over, and thus turn the tide.