He's up and going

[Hortensis]

24. Yes. Likely that, extreme as Pence is, compared to Rump

a President Pence would be acceptable to both the strong-conservative and extreme-conservative factions in Congress, which are currently warring, and to both the religious and economic extremist factions outside.

Pence is both a social and economic extremist, though, and I believe a classic authoritarian follower. If it happens, it'll be "interesting" to see if the realities of being in power moderate him or make him worse. From what I read it was the latter in Iowa, where he betrayed his campaign promises for relative moderation.

My best guess is that he's already made his deals and that the powers behind him will protect him from possibly going down with Rump, but who knows for sure? Ryan's next in line -- an economic extremist's wet dream for the presidency without the religious zealotry.