I think she is actually better because she is a former democrat and a female, the GOP needs to win back women and senior over all else.
In addition her circumstances, starting out early on in her political life as a dem and as she matures growing into a conservative are not all that unusual.
We are fools if we don't encourage and help her as much as possible.
She's the reason Dems don't support marriage. They know marriage, in general, creates stability for people. So much more fun for them to create chaos and wreak havoc and come in with their big government, big daddy, nanny state solutions to save the day.