Despite the chancellor's relatively decent record running the economy, the endless Brown-Blair skirmishes have left deepdoubts about what Prime Minister Brown would do.
And though the British readily denounce Saddam's actions against his own people, they have deepdoubts about the American line that he supports international terrorism.
These were thrusts deep into Latham territory, although there are doubts about whether Mr Howard will be able to afford them, especially if the economy weakens.
Steve Deace, an influential Iowa conservative radio host, said he doubts that Bachmann can compete with Perry's sophisticated campaign organization and deep pockets.
Our Zogby Interactive holiday shopping survey raises some doubts and would seem to reinforce the need for retailers to keep pushing deep discounts to keep up volume.