>I would imagine that even less people had heard of her than Palin.<
Almost certainly true. On the other hand, Bair would’ve had no trouble whatsoever debating Joe Biden in front of tens of millions of viewers. Nor would she have wilted during interviews with the likes of Katie Couric.
Oh, I almost forgot: Bair would probably make an OK President.
“The efficient-market hypothesis may be the foremost piece of B.S. ever promulgated in any area of human knowledge!”