I have to admit, Pence looks pretty good on paper when you see this list
http://www.ontheissues.org/IN/Mike_Pence.htm
The age of some of those positions (a decade old in numerous cases) is a concern, but the only obvious misstep I saw was once voting for giving DC an electoral vote.
He's not gonna rehab Trump for me but I can see, based on this at least, how he could for others.