At this point, I don't think the media would stop salivating even if Pence were POTUS.
BOTH sides are ignoring the bigger issue here:
NOTHING gets done when a POTUS is in the midst of some major scandal.
To be fair, Hillary would have been mired in some scandal had she won .
Her experience with how gov works would have helped, but, she'd have been politically crippled ( like Trump now).
That's why I think character and ability/experience to work within government matters...a lot.
Reliable, experiences, decent pols like Pence, may lack the charisma of Trump.
BUT, they can get the job done once in office.
Men like Reagan are rare.