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Condi doesn't need to be elected
According to the rules of succession she only needs to be confirmed by a simple majority in the House and Senate. For that to happen Bush needs to fire Cheney, and hire Condi. I mean that's not what the Founding Fathers had in mind, they thought the VP was a separate office. Recall that until recently the Republicans didn't have to announce the name of the VP until after their primary.
If the Congress balks at appointing Condi, then Bush takes it to SCOTUS for a rubberstamping. She serves out his term, after he artfully resigns, the election is called off because of a major terrorist event, and you're looking at that face for six years, easily.
Americans don't want to believe it, but the next President will probably be worse than Bush.