Both candidates have a broadly moderate image and sell well to the electorate. In the end, the social liberalism of Anarcho-Statism and the social conservativism of WestMidlander becomes the defining split in an election. At the same time, WestMidlander is palatable to the mushy middle while still doing well in the South, almost taking Virginia and winning typically close North Carolina by 8% partially due to a home state bonus, while Anarcho-Statism does well in the West (where he does quite well in California). The Midwest is also good for WestMidlander, further helping him. The election is decided in Pennsylvania and Maine's at-large, where WestMidlander's economic moderation enables him to win both states narrowly, running up the score in rural areas in those states. Young voters still end up giving Anarcho-Statism the electoral vote of Nebraska's 2nd congressional district.
