But on Sunday, Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York mayor, bluntly questioned Mr. Biden's stability.
At that closed-door meeting, some of the conservative ministers bluntly questioned Mr. Obama on certain issues.
Howard Dean of Vermont bluntly questioned whether the White House was manipulating the release of information to help the campaign.
A20 NATIONAL A18-29 Gore Ad Questions Bush's Ability 'to Lead' Vice President Al Gore sought to intensify voter doubts about Gov. George W. Bush by broadcasting a tough new advertisement that bluntly questioned whether Mr. Bush was "ready to lead America".
In a late shift in his advertising strategy, Vice President Al Gore sought to heighten anxieties about Gov. George W. Bush today by broadcasting a tough new advertisement that bluntly questions whether Mr. Bush is "ready to lead America".
At a confirmation hearing on Tuesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, President Obama's nominee for ambassador to India, Nancy J. Powell, was bluntly questioned about the Iran issue by Senator Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat who has helped push through some of the toughest sanctions on Iran.
After watching the three presidential debates, several prominent Democrats on Capitol Hill bluntly questioned Gov. George W. Bush's capacity to lead yesterday, reinforcing a theme that surrogates for Vice President Al Gore plan to voice repeatedly in the final days of the campaign.
Remember that a bluntly worded question is not necessarily a malicious one.
"Was it, to put bluntly, a question of favours being called here?" he asks.
Using the term "sketchy deal" is an intentional strategic move from the Obama campaign to fire up the base, advisers said, while trying to bluntly raise questions about whether voters can trust Mr. Romney.
