Make a map of the above four posters as two tickets

[Antonio the Sixth]

Jake/Vosem (Libertarian) : 50.2%, 271 EVs
Cathcon/Supersonic (Republican) : 49.8%, 265 EVs

For some reason, the democrats don't field a ticket that year. Turnout drops dramatically, but the libertarian ticket is able to pick enough democrat voters who want to prevent a republican victory and also to take the libertarian wing of the GOP itself. The election is one of the closest in American history, with the bellwether States being Florida, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Wyoming, Arizona and Idaho.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Despite atypical candidate, the election proves to be polarized on standard partisan lines. The impact of the nomination by the GOP of socially moderate Supersonic and outright libertarian Jake as his running mate is nullified by the presence of centrist democrat Napoleon on the democrat size. To please the populist streak of the democrat electorate, he picks realisticidealist as his running mate. Ultimately, the democratic ticket is more successful in mobilizing its base.

Napoleon/Realisticidealist : 52.7%, 342 EVs
Supersonic/Jake Matthews : 47.3%, 196 EVs

[Antonio the Sixth]

Moderate conservative A-Bob wins republican nomination and pick libertarian Jake Matthews in order to expand his base. On the other hand, the democratic ticket is made of two similarly moderate democrats, Scott and Nagas. The election is competitive, but in the end, the democratic ticket is seen as the best choice, in particular thanks to good performances in the Midwest. The west however is enthused by the GOP ticket.

Scott/Nagas : 52%, 304 EVs
A-Bob/Jake : 48%, 234 EVs

[Antonio the Sixth]

Antonio/A-Bob - 538 EVs
Morgan/Jbrase - 0 EVs

This is boring.

In what kind of crazy scenario would I ever be a republican ?

SKIP

[Antonio the Sixth]

The Republican ticket is a successful blend of right-libertarianism and populist conservatism, very effective in the republican West and in the Deep South (Rhodie's stances on "racial issues" helped there). While the quixotic socially conservative Dem candidate is strong in the Rust Belt and makes the outer South competitive, his radical running mate is not well perceived by swing voters. Eventually, the EV count is surprisingly close despite a strong PV win.

Shua/Rhodie (R) : 54%, 274 EVs
Realisticidealist/Morgan : 46%, 264