She is handicapped by those things no one will say publicly and over which she has no control, gender and race.
Handicapped? Her gender and race is the primary reason she was selected as VP, not her competency. She's not popular, I don't think she'd be a good pick. I'm not sure who would be.
We need competent moderates who are ethical patriots and tough enough to keep the wolves at the door at bay. These people are too smart for politics and go into the private sector and become successful. You have to be slightly insane, terribly naive, or narcissistic to go into politics these days and put your family through the current media grinder. In FDR's day they didn't even have television.