[Miss Marple]

I think you are correct. Dr. Steinberg wears no make-up and has that serious look I often so in female science majors I went to school with.

She isn't really unattractive, except when compared to people with professional hairstyles and make up treatments.

But, the interesting thing is that she is almost a textbook example of passive-agressive behavior towards her husband. She refuses to campaign, makes no effort to spruce up, and generally ignores his efforts. I find this very interesting and indicative of how she feels about his career.

[mountaineer]

Hasn't she already indicated she has no interest in being a "First Lady" - rather, she'll continue to practice medicine (don't know if that means she wouldn't even move to D.C. if Daffy were elected)?

[Diddle E. Squat]

You could very well be correct. But perhaps she is just extremely introverted? For a long time Laura Bush was pretty reluctant to enter the spotlight, too.

But perhaps the Dean campaign is reacting/oversensitive to the Hillary backlash effect.

Or maybe it is as simple as she just wanting to remain discreet, in the background, and uninvolved, and it isn't a reflection on her opinion of his views/campaign. I just don't know.

Bottom line, I bet she ends up being an asset for the Dean campaign.