The difference between an audition and real life is huge.
I think she was a poor choice.
I doubt there are many truly qualified candidates for that position in existence, and even fewer interested in it.And your TDS may be showing just a smidge there with that last sentence. π
There are plenty of people in our country of 343 million that would be qualified and willing to become the White House press secretary. I know for sure that highly qualified conservative commentator Scott Jennings really wanted it. Unfortunately not a blonde haired woman.
As to the TDS, about 80% of independents currently disapprove of Trump. And it'll show in the midterms. Maybe the other supposed independents on this forum are among the 20% who approve of Trump. Or maybe they're not really independents at all.