It might not be worse in the personal sense, but it could definitely be worse from a political standpoint. You bet they would use that to portray her as an unqualified candidate, one who's been handed an elected office without being elected.
I want Condi as a candidate in 2008 as much as anyone, for either VP or President. I definitely don't think this is the way to get it. Plus, it would cause the Republicans to lose the service of one of the most effective Vice Presidents in history.
If this were to happen, it means that W is actively attempting to handpick his successor. He hasn't yet shown that he wants to do that. If he does decide to go that route, it won't happen until after the 2006 elections..the GOP expects to gain a few more Senate seats...will make it easier to limit the Dem circus on the hearings Condi would face...and
Now, the hard question. I ask it only becauise every Dem/lib/leftie will...if? Can the first black female presidental candidate be a single, never-married femaele, whom, as far as I can determine, in all her time in government service has never been linked publicly with a male partner..I don'tcare what she is, or isn't..I'd support her candidcay in a second..but we'd better make sure, very sure, of what, if anything, is going on there. Look what the Dems did to Cheney's daughter during the campaign..What they will do to Condi..wheteher she's hetero, homo, or, indifferent..will be 1000x worse by comparison..