The whole thing is just absurd. It feel like a Potemkin village, and could all come crumbling down around their ears. Everybody just got immediately in line, with no process for finding the best candidate, and putting him to the test.
She sounds perfectly dreadful to work with. I wouldn't want to be her VP either. She'll get all power hungry and order that person around, probably fetching coffee and so forth. "Good morning, General!"