She sort of knows the score, but isn't incredibly well versed in it and wasn't prepared for that question, especially when asked to elaborate. The media doesn't ask that of establishment politicians, but of course they press her on it. You can expect more of the same going forward.
As far as her attractiveness goes, she's still on the right side of 30 and is not fat, so that automatically makes her one of the hottest high profile female politicians in the country. Her face is average at best though, and will only get worse from here on out... I hate to dwell on the looks of a female politician, but it kept being brought up, so...