Considering the politics of the third party candidates, you can hardly say they disliked Clinton more than Trump.
The popular vote is highly relevant, because it shows Clinton was more popular than Trump, revealing much of the criticism about her as BS. There was no objective basis to think Clinton would have been a remotely as bad president as Trump. At best you can call that wishful thinking.
And there have also been polls that Third-Party voters do regret their choice by a significant margin.
Coupled with the unilateral voter depression and to a large part even suppression, all of these factors where necessary for Trump to eek out a narrow win. Just a bit more voter participation here or a bit less third-party-voting there, and Trump couldn't have won.
The popular vote is highly relevant, because it shows Clinton was more popular than Trump, revealing much of the criticism about her as BS. There was no objective basis to think Clinton would have been a remotely as bad president as Trump. At best you can call that wishful thinking.
And there have also been polls that Third-Party voters do regret their choice by a significant margin.
Coupled with the unilateral voter depression and to a large part even suppression, all of these factors where necessary for Trump to eek out a narrow win. Just a bit more voter participation here or a bit less third-party-voting there, and Trump couldn't have won.