Hmmm...I'll give it a go:
2016 General Election: Everything In Moderation
Background:Republicans:With faltering campaigns for Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, John Kasich, and Rand Paul, both the moderate wing and the libertarian wing were open for independently-minded Virginia Governor James Shua. Governor Shua had the endorsements of Kasich and Paul, which led to him winning the New Hampshire primary. At Super Tuesday he won 8 states, becoming the front-runner. After sweeping the March 15 Super 2sday primaries he was virtually declared the nominee-elect.
Democrats:Independent Representative T. N. Volunteer decided to run as a moderate, populist Democrat, and after finishing a close third in Iowa won an upset victory in New Hampshire, due to a surprising turnout of angry women in his favor. He combined his independent appeal with his Southern appeal to win big on Super Tuesday, shutting out Hillary Clinton, who dropped out and endorsed him. Representative Volunteer never lost a state after that point.
The Election:Governor James Shua/Governor John Kasich - 271 EVs - 47.87%Representative T. N. Volunteer/Secretary Hillary Clinton - 267 EVs - 48.38%Senator Bernie Sanders/Dr. Jill Stein - 0 EVs - 2.74%Governor Shua ran a moderate yet somewhat libertarian campaign, winning voters in the west and northeast but losing conservative voters in the south due to Volunteer's populist campaign. However, he was still able to win in Virginia, due to the fact it's his home state. Volunteer failed to win his home state of Tennessee, and narrowly lost both New Hampshire and Florida, therefore losing the electoral vote despite narrowly winning the popular vote. Insurgent independent-turn-Green-partier Bernie Sanders was considered a factor in this loss.
