Two years ago, FiveThirtyEight released an article[1] about how Evan McMullin would theoretically become president in a very unlikely scenario. Basically, McMullin first had to win Utah and cause a deadlock in the electoral college, then be picked by the house. In order to get this to happen, let's say that Trump does somewhat worse in the election, and feuds significantly more with establishment republicans. This alienates more from Trump and allows for a closer election, and allows McMullin to win in Utah.

Here is the electoral map:
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After this happens, the election is sent to the house. When this happens, Trump openly fights even more with House republicans and has several high-profile scandals. This causes a small contingent of Republicans in the House to defect to McMullin, deadlocking the house. The Senate will then choose the vice president. For the purposes of this scenario, the Senate is controlled by Democrats, after they have a better night, who select Tim Kaine. In order to prevent him from becoming president, and after Trump continues to melt down, McMullin is eventually selected to be president by the house.

What would be the effects of this, and how would Evan McMullin's presidency go?

[1]https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-evan-mcmullin-could-win-utah-and-the-presidency/
 
I think he would be a lame duck Republican who serves a single term and is very unpopular, considering how most voters haven't even heard of him. Maybe both parties would want to abolish the Electoral College.
 
I’ve always been a fan of this scenario, and it’s definitely fun, but I think a big obstacle in making McMullin President is that if everyone already knows it’s going to Congress then you’re going to see a bunch of Republican electors voting for people other than Trump (be it Paul Ryan, Rubio, Romney, Pence, Kasich, whoever), as you saw to a minor degree even IOTL, and with McMullin only having six electors it’s not hard to see faithless electors for any single candidate taking his spot in the contingent election.
 
Two years ago, FiveThirtyEight released an article[1] about how Evan McMullin would theoretically become president in a very unlikely scenario. Basically, McMullin first had to win Utah and cause a deadlock in the electoral college, then be picked by the house. In order to get this to happen, let's say that Trump does somewhat worse in the election, and feuds significantly more with establishment republicans. This alienates more from Trump and allows for a closer election, and allows McMullin to win in Utah.

Here is the electoral map:
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After this happens, the election is sent to the house. When this happens, Trump openly fights even more with House republicans and has several high-profile scandals. This causes a small contingent of Republicans in the House to defect to McMullin, deadlocking the house. The Senate will then choose the vice president. For the purposes of this scenario, the Senate is controlled by Democrats, after they have a better night, who select Tim Kaine. In order to prevent him from becoming president, and after Trump continues to melt down, McMullin is eventually selected to be president by the house.

What would be the effects of this, and how would Evan McMullin's presidency go?

[1]https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-evan-mcmullin-could-win-utah-and-the-presidency/
How does McMullen switch Michigan from voting Trump to Clinton
 
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