My tends-to-the-left SIL hates Pence more than she does Trump. "Too Religious."
He is most solidly a social conservative, glowing with fiscal conservative, and his libertarian bent is something a Western man can understand... Which really leaves me in a quandry since his governorship. I do not believe he would have been reelected, largely due to social issues.
Still and all, I would consider it a bright point were he to ascend. And were he to select Cruz as his VP, Conservatives would line up and fight. Including me...
Successfully impeaching and convicting Tump may be the single most stupid thing that Dems could do.
It is probably about the only thing they could do to slam Conservatives back together, and resurrect the TEA Party to national status.